Embedding Cosmology and Gravity

Abstract

I start with a scenario where the universe is an abstract space $\mathcal{M}$ having $d$ dimensions. There is a two dimensional surface embedded in it. Embedding is a map from the embedded surface to $\mathcal{M}$ that has a field theory described by Sigma model. I take $d$ directions of $\mathcal{M}$ to be the generators of a symmetry group SU(n) of the Lagrangian of the embedding. This means embedding has n flavors. Then I introduce spontaneous symmetry breaking in the theory and define the direction along which the symmetry breaking occurs as time. Next I write down the modified Einstein's equation including the embedding. Then I discuss embedding's relation to the expansion of the universe. After that I construct an inflationary scenario with embedding as inflaton and discuss its connection to Starobinsky $R^2$ model. Finally, I discuss the effect of inflation on the non-commutativity of the spacetime.

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References in corpus (2)

• The Standard Model Higgs boson as the inflaton
• A Tale of Two Paradigms: the Mutual Incommensurability of LCDM and MOND