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O(D,D) completion of the Friedmann equations
<!--HTML-->String theory suggests a unique and unambiguous augmentation of General Relativity, in which the entire closed-string massless NS-NS sector is promoted to stringy graviton fields. O(D,D) T-duality then uniquely fixes the coupling of this 'Stringy Gravity' to other matter,...
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author | Angus, Stephen |
author_facet | Angus, Stephen |
author_sort | Angus, Stephen |
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description | <!--HTML-->String theory suggests a unique and unambiguous augmentation of General Relativity, in which the entire closed-string massless NS-NS sector is promoted to stringy graviton fields. O(D,D) T-duality then uniquely fixes the coupling of this 'Stringy Gravity' to other matter, leading to a generalization of Einstein's equations with an enhanced energy-momentum tensor. In this talk I will explore the resulting cosmological implications and show that this yields an enriched framework beyond typical string cosmology, with solutions characterized by two equation-of-state parameters (w,\lambda) rather than one (w). This includes a line in parameter space where GR-like solutions with constant dilaton are admitted for any w. However, while apparently present on the GR line, there is no de Sitter solution arising from an O(D,D)-symmetric cosmological constant or scalar field with positive energy density, suggesting that de Sitter may simply be an artefact of GR and belong to the swampland. |
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institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
language | eng |
publishDate | 2019 |
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spelling | cern-26820012022-11-02T22:21:38Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2682001engAngus, StephenO(D,D) completion of the Friedmann equationsString Phenomenology 2019Conferences & Workshops<!--HTML-->String theory suggests a unique and unambiguous augmentation of General Relativity, in which the entire closed-string massless NS-NS sector is promoted to stringy graviton fields. O(D,D) T-duality then uniquely fixes the coupling of this 'Stringy Gravity' to other matter, leading to a generalization of Einstein's equations with an enhanced energy-momentum tensor. In this talk I will explore the resulting cosmological implications and show that this yields an enriched framework beyond typical string cosmology, with solutions characterized by two equation-of-state parameters (w,\lambda) rather than one (w). This includes a line in parameter space where GR-like solutions with constant dilaton are admitted for any w. However, while apparently present on the GR line, there is no de Sitter solution arising from an O(D,D)-symmetric cosmological constant or scalar field with positive energy density, suggesting that de Sitter may simply be an artefact of GR and belong to the swampland.oai:cds.cern.ch:26820012019 |
spellingShingle | Conferences & Workshops Angus, Stephen O(D,D) completion of the Friedmann equations |
title | O(D,D) completion of the Friedmann equations |
title_full | O(D,D) completion of the Friedmann equations |
title_fullStr | O(D,D) completion of the Friedmann equations |
title_full_unstemmed | O(D,D) completion of the Friedmann equations |
title_short | O(D,D) completion of the Friedmann equations |
title_sort | o(d,d) completion of the friedmann equations |
topic | Conferences & Workshops |
url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2682001 |
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