Regularized vacuum stress tensor of a scalar field as the inflaton or dark energy
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| author | Ye, Xuan |
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| contents | We study the regularized vacuum stress tensor of scalar fields in maximally symmetric spacetime and assess the feasibility of driving primordial inflation or current cosmic acceleration by analyzing the existence of solutions to the Friedmann equation. We find that a conformally coupled scalar field with mass of order $10$ $M_{\text{pl}}$ can be a candidate for both the inflaton and dark energy, suggesting that these two components may have the same quantum origin. In contrast, a minimally coupled scalar field cannot serve as either the inflaton or dark energy regardless of its mass. |
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| spellingShingle | Regularized vacuum stress tensor of a scalar field as the inflaton or dark energy Ye, Xuan General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology We study the regularized vacuum stress tensor of scalar fields in maximally symmetric spacetime and assess the feasibility of driving primordial inflation or current cosmic acceleration by analyzing the existence of solutions to the Friedmann equation. We find that a conformally coupled scalar field with mass of order $10$ $M_{\text{pl}}$ can be a candidate for both the inflaton and dark energy, suggesting that these two components may have the same quantum origin. In contrast, a minimally coupled scalar field cannot serve as either the inflaton or dark energy regardless of its mass. |
| title | Regularized vacuum stress tensor of a scalar field as the inflaton or dark energy |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.14729 |