Desingularization of the Milne universe

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2014.05.039zbMATH Open1380.83311arXiv1311.7315OpenAlexW2023768558WikidataQ124935924 ScholiaQ124935924MaRDI QIDQ1694745

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Publication date: 6 February 2018

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Abstract: Resolution of cosmological singularities is an important problem in any full theory of quantum gravity. The Milne orbifold is a cosmology with a big-bang/big-crunch singularity, but being a quotient of flat space it holds potential for resolution in string theory. It is known however, that some perturbative string amplitudes diverge in the Milne geometry. Here we show that flat space higher spin theories can effect a simple resolution of the Milne singularity when one embeds the latter in 2+1 dimensions. We explain how to reconcile this with the expectation that non-perturbative string effects are required for resolving Milne. Along the way, we introduce a Grassmann realization of the .{I}n"on"u-Wigner contraction to export much of the AdS technology to our flat space computation.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.7315

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