Cosmological Perturbations via Quantum Corrections in M-Theory

In the early universe, it is important to take into account the quantum effect of gravity to explain the feature of inflation. In this paper, we consider the M-theory effective action which consists of 11-dimensional supergravity and (Weyl)<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:77e596c7150c483693a045e45deae01a2021-11-25T19:09:40ZCosmological Perturbations via Quantum Corrections in M-Theory10.3390/universe71104252218-1997https://doaj.org/article/77e596c7150c483693a045e45deae01a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/7/11/425https://doaj.org/toc/2218-1997In the early universe, it is important to take into account the quantum effect of gravity to explain the feature of inflation. In this paper, we consider the M-theory effective action which consists of 11-dimensional supergravity and (Weyl)<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mn>4</mn></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> terms. The equations of motion are solved perturbatively, and the solution describes the inflation-like expansion in 4-dimensional spacetime. Equations of motion for tensor perturbations around this background are derived perturbatively. We also check that the equations of motion are obtained from the effective action up to the second order of the perturbations. Finally, we solve the equations of motion for the tensor perturbations perturbatively and obtain analytic expressions for them.Kazuho HiragaYoshifumi HyakutakeMDPI AGarticleinflationM-theoryquantum gravityElementary particle physicsQC793-793.5ENUniverse, Vol 7, Iss 425, p 425 (2021)
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topic inflation
M-theory
quantum gravity
Elementary particle physics
QC793-793.5
spellingShingle inflation
M-theory
quantum gravity
Elementary particle physics
QC793-793.5
Kazuho Hiraga
Yoshifumi Hyakutake
Cosmological Perturbations via Quantum Corrections in M-Theory
description In the early universe, it is important to take into account the quantum effect of gravity to explain the feature of inflation. In this paper, we consider the M-theory effective action which consists of 11-dimensional supergravity and (Weyl)<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mn>4</mn></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> terms. The equations of motion are solved perturbatively, and the solution describes the inflation-like expansion in 4-dimensional spacetime. Equations of motion for tensor perturbations around this background are derived perturbatively. We also check that the equations of motion are obtained from the effective action up to the second order of the perturbations. Finally, we solve the equations of motion for the tensor perturbations perturbatively and obtain analytic expressions for them.
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author Kazuho Hiraga
Yoshifumi Hyakutake
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title Cosmological Perturbations via Quantum Corrections in M-Theory
title_short Cosmological Perturbations via Quantum Corrections in M-Theory
title_full Cosmological Perturbations via Quantum Corrections in M-Theory
title_fullStr Cosmological Perturbations via Quantum Corrections in M-Theory
title_full_unstemmed Cosmological Perturbations via Quantum Corrections in M-Theory
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