Dynamics of Nonlocal Cosmology

dc.creatorKoivisto, Tomi
dc.date2008-03-24
dc.date2008-06-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:49:19Z
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dc.descriptionNonlocal quantum corrections to gravity have been recently proposed as a possible solution to the cosmological fine tuning problems. We study the dynamics of a class of nonlocal actions defined by a function of the inverse d'Alembertian of the Ricci scalar. Power-law and expnential functions are considered in detail, but we also show a method to reconstruct a nonlocal correction that generates a given background expansion. We find that even the simplest terms can, while involving only Planck scale constants, drive the late time acceleration without changing early cosmology. This leads to a sudden future singularity, which however may be avoided by regularizing the d'Alembertian. We also consider the Einstein frame versions of these models.
dc.description14 pages, 3 figures. V2: minor corrections
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0803.3399
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0803.3399
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D77:123513,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.77.123513
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/203190
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleDynamics of Nonlocal Cosmology
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