Energy Density of Non-Minimally Coupled Scalar Field Cosmologies
arXiv:gr-qc/9501022 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.51.2687
Abstract
Scalar fields coupled to gravity via $ξR Φ^2$ in arbitrary Friedmann-Robertson-Walker backgrounds can be represented by an effective flat space field theory. We derive an expression for the scalar energy density where the effective scalar mass becomes an explicit function of $ξ$ and the scale factor. The scalar quartic self-coupling gets shifted and can vanish for a particular choice of $ξ$. Gravitationally induced symmetry breaking and de-stabilization are possible in this theory.
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