On adiabatic invariant in generalized Galileon theories

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Published 22 October 2015 © 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl
, , Citation Yohei Ema et al JCAP10(2015)049 DOI 10.1088/1475-7516/2015/10/049

1475-7516/2015/10/049

Abstract

We consider background dynamics of generalized Galileon theories in the context of inflation, where gravity and inflaton are non-minimally coupled to each other. In the inflaton oscillation regime, the Hubble parameter and energy density oscillate violently in many cases, in contrast to the Einstein gravity with minimally coupled inflaton. However, we find that there is an adiabatic invariant in the inflaton oscillation regime in any generalized Galileon theory. This adiabatic invariant is useful in estimating the expansion law of the universe and also the particle production rate due to the oscillation of the Hubble parameter.

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10.1088/1475-7516/2015/10/049