de Sitter Excited State in Heterotic E8×E8${\rm E}_8 \times {\rm E}_8$ Theory
Abstract A novel duality sequence is devised to study late‐time cosmology in the heterotic setup of Horava and Witten with dynamical walls that are moving towards each other. Remarkably, the dimensionally reduced 4‐dimensional theory does not violate NEC and no bouncing or ekpyrotic phase is observed. Instead, the 4‐dimensional setup shows a transient de Sitter phase that lies well within the trans‐Planckian bound. This opens up a myriad of possibilities of addressing both phenomenological and cosmological issues, with focus on an axionic cosmology with temporally varying axionic coupling.
Authors
- Archana Maji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5247-6110)
- Bohdan Kulinich
- Keshav Dasgupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-9149)
- Suddhasattwa Brahma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4241-6701)
- Radu Tătar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1763-6764)
- Pichai Ramadevi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4331-8222)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IN)
- McGill University (CA)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Fortschritte der Physik
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.70047
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00