Proofs on singularity-free solutions and scalarization in nonlinear Einstein-scalar-Gauss-Bonnet cosmology

Abstract

The search for singularity-free cosmological solutions has become a highly active topic in the physics community in recent years, yet existing results are largely numerical or based on asymptotic analysis. To place these developments on a firm mathematical footing, we rigorously establish the global existence and estimates of a class of singularity-free cosmological solutions to the fully nonlinear Einstein--scalar system in Einstein-scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity with quadratic coupling, providing proofs of previous numerical results in mathematical perspective. We further prove nonlinear scalarization triggered by a Gauss-Bonnet-induced tachyonic instability. Our analysis relies on a novel structural identity, the power identity, which yields decoupled differential inequalities for the Hubble parameter. This framework provides a new method for converting numerical evidence into a mathmatical proof for nonlinear systems.

29 pages, 5 figures. Agrees with published version