String Excitation by Initial Singularity of Inflation

Abstract

We discuss excitation of string oscillation modes by an initial singularity of inflation. The initial singularity of inflation is known to occur with a finite Hubble parameter, which is generally lower than the string scale, and hence it is not clear that stringy effects become significant around it. With the help of Penrose limit, we find that infinitely heavy oscillation modes get excited when a singularity is strong in the sense of Krolak's classification. We demonstrate that the initial singularities of Starobinsky and hill top inflation, assuming the slow roll inflation to the past infinity, are strong. Hence stringy corrections are inevitable in the very early stage of these inflation models. We also find that the initial singularity of the hill top inflation could be weak for non-slow roll case.

arXiv comment22 pages,3 figures, published version

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