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Published January 2019 | Accepted Version
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The CST bounce universe model — A parametric study

Abstract

A bounce universe model with a scale-invariant and stable spectrum of primordial density perturbations was constructed using a consistent truncation of the D-brane dynamics from Type IIB string theory. A coupling was introduced between the tachyon field and the adjoint Higgs field on the D3-branes to lock the tachyon at the top of its potential hill and to model the bounce process, which is known as the Coupled Scalar and Tachyon Bounce (CSTB) Universe. The CSTB model has been shown to be ghost free, and it fulfils the null energy condition; in addition, it can also solve the Big Bang cosmic singularity problem. In this paper we conduct an extensive follow-up study of the parameter space of the CSTB model. In particular we are interested in the parameter values that can produce a single bounce to arrive at a radiation-dominated universe. We further establish that the CSTB universe is a viable alternative to inflation, as it can naturally produce a sufficient number of e-foldings in the locked inflation epoch and in the post-bounce expansion to overcome the four fundamental limitations of the Big Bang cosmology, which are flatness, horizon, homogeneity and singularity, resulting in a universe of the current size.

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© Science China Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2018. Received April 6, 2018; accepted May 22, 2018; published online August 9, 2018. We would like to thank Jin U Kang, ChangHong Li and Yuan Xin for useful discussions. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11775110, and 11690034), the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation (RISE) Programme (Grant No. 644121), and the Priority Academic Program Development for Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

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