Inflation in non-minimal matter-curvature coupling theories

We study inflationary scenarios driven by a scalar field in the presence of a non-minimal coupling between matter and curvature. We show that the Friedmann equation can be significantly modified when the energy density during inflation exceeds a critical value determined by the non-minimal coupling,...

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Main Author: Rosa, João Pedro Trancoso Gomes (author)
Other Authors: Gomes, Cláudio (author), Bertolami, Orfeu (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/18248
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/18248