Horndeski genesis: consistency of classical theory
arXiv:2009.05071 · doi:10.1007/JHEP12(2020)107
Abstract
Genesis within the Horndeski theory is one of possible scenarios for the start of the Universe. In this model, the absence of instabilities is obtained at the expense of the property that coefficients, serving as effective Planck masses, vanish in the asymptotics , which signalizes the danger of strong coupling and inconsistency of the classical treatment. We investigate this problem in a specific model and extend the analysis of cubic action for perturbations (arXiv:2003.01202) to arbitrary order. Our study is based on power counting and dimensional analysis of the higher order terms. We derive the latter, find characteristic strong coupling energy scales and obtain the conditions for the validity of the classical description. Curiously, we find that the strongest condition is the same as that obtained in already examined cubic case.
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