Scalar perturbation in symmetric Lee-Wick bouncing universe

Inyong Cho, O. Kab Kwon

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Abstract

We investigate the scalar perturbation in the Lee-Wick bouncing universe driven by an ordinary scalar field plus a ghost field. We consider only a symmetric evolution of the universe and the scalar fields about the bouncing point. The gauge invariant Sasaki-Mukhanov variable is numerically solved in the spatially flat gauge. We find a new form of the initial perturbation growing during the contracting phase. After the bouncing, this growing mode stabilizes to a constant mode which is responsible for the late-time power spectrum.

Original languageEnglish
Article number043
JournalJournal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Volume2011
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2011

Keywords

  • alternatives to inflation
  • cosmological perturbation theory

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