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Autori principali: Mathew, Jose, Thariq, A
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Mathew, Jose
Thariq, A
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Thariq, A
contents In this paper, we revisit the stability of power-law models, focusing on an alternative approach that differs significantly from the standard approaches used in studying power-law models. In the standard approach, stability is studied by reducing the system of background FRW equations to a one-dimensional system for a new background variable $X$ in terms of the number of e-foldings. However, we rewrote the equations, incorporating $H$ into the system and went on to do the calculations up to the second order. We demonstrate by computing the deviations from the power-law exact solution to second-order in time and show that power-law contraction is never an attractor in time, regardless of parameter values. Our analysis shows that while first-order corrections align with existing interpretations, second-order corrections introduce significant deviations that cannot be explained by a simple time shift that explains the first-order diverging terms. With importance, we note that in the number of e-folds, the system remains an attractor, while in cosmic time, it is unstable. We also support our claim with numerical results. This new insight has broader implications for the study of attractor behaviour of differential equation solutions and raises questions about the stability of scenarios like the ekpyrotic bounce driven by an exponential potential. Our work also hints that the different temporal variables we use might not be equivalent.
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spellingShingle Stability analysis of power-law cosmological models
Mathew, Jose
Thariq, A
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
In this paper, we revisit the stability of power-law models, focusing on an alternative approach that differs significantly from the standard approaches used in studying power-law models. In the standard approach, stability is studied by reducing the system of background FRW equations to a one-dimensional system for a new background variable $X$ in terms of the number of e-foldings. However, we rewrote the equations, incorporating $H$ into the system and went on to do the calculations up to the second order. We demonstrate by computing the deviations from the power-law exact solution to second-order in time and show that power-law contraction is never an attractor in time, regardless of parameter values. Our analysis shows that while first-order corrections align with existing interpretations, second-order corrections introduce significant deviations that cannot be explained by a simple time shift that explains the first-order diverging terms. With importance, we note that in the number of e-folds, the system remains an attractor, while in cosmic time, it is unstable. We also support our claim with numerical results. This new insight has broader implications for the study of attractor behaviour of differential equation solutions and raises questions about the stability of scenarios like the ekpyrotic bounce driven by an exponential potential. Our work also hints that the different temporal variables we use might not be equivalent.
title Stability analysis of power-law cosmological models
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.18925