Applications of scalar attractor solutions to cosmology - art. no. 083510

Authors
Ng, SCC Nunes, NJ Rosati, F
Citation
Scc. Ng et al., Applications of scalar attractor solutions to cosmology - art. no. 083510, PHYS REV D, 6408(8), 2001, pp. 3510
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
ISSN journal
05562821 → ACNP
Volume
6408
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(20011015)6408:8<3510:AOSAST>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We develop a framework to study the phase space of a system consisting of a scalar field rolling down an arbitrary potential with a varying slope and a background fluid, in a cosmological setting. We give analytical approxima te solutions of the field evolution. and discuss applications of its featur es to the issues of quintessence, moduli stabilization. and quintessential inflation.