Curvature-Assisted Dynamical Compactification in a Pre-Inflationary Higher-Dimensional Universe

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Autore principale: Yamada, Yusuke
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contents We investigate a pre-inflationary dynamical compactification scenario in which a higher-dimensional expanding universe evolves into an effectively four-dimensional one through curvature-assisted modulus trapping. To obtain a calculable semiclassical realization, we consider a simple five-dimensional $S^1$ compactification in a time-dependent open FRW background. Bulk quantum fields generate both the late-time Casimir contribution that stabilizes the radion and the early-time Kaluza-Klein thermal contributions relevant for the cosmological evolution. We show that negative curvature can sustain tracker-like radion evolution, allowing the radion to be trapped in a compactified vacuum before a subsequent four-dimensional inflationary phase dilutes the curvature remnant. While our analysis is performed in a 5D toy model, it illustrates a broader mechanism by which dynamical compactification can arise in a pre-inflationary higher-dimensional cosmology.
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spellingShingle Curvature-Assisted Dynamical Compactification in a Pre-Inflationary Higher-Dimensional Universe
Yamada, Yusuke
High Energy Physics - Theory
We investigate a pre-inflationary dynamical compactification scenario in which a higher-dimensional expanding universe evolves into an effectively four-dimensional one through curvature-assisted modulus trapping. To obtain a calculable semiclassical realization, we consider a simple five-dimensional $S^1$ compactification in a time-dependent open FRW background. Bulk quantum fields generate both the late-time Casimir contribution that stabilizes the radion and the early-time Kaluza-Klein thermal contributions relevant for the cosmological evolution. We show that negative curvature can sustain tracker-like radion evolution, allowing the radion to be trapped in a compactified vacuum before a subsequent four-dimensional inflationary phase dilutes the curvature remnant. While our analysis is performed in a 5D toy model, it illustrates a broader mechanism by which dynamical compactification can arise in a pre-inflationary higher-dimensional cosmology.
title Curvature-Assisted Dynamical Compactification in a Pre-Inflationary Higher-Dimensional Universe
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.25569