Nonlinear curvature Lagrangians and extended inflation in the early universe

dc.contributor.author	Sivaram, C
dc.contributor.author	Campanelli, M
dc.date.accessioned	2008-10-16T09:45:13Z
dc.date.available	2008-10-16T09:45:13Z
dc.date.issued	1992-08
dc.identifier.citation	Astrophysics and Space Science, Vol. 194, No. 2, pp. 239 - 244	en
dc.identifier.issn	0004-640X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3947
dc.description.abstract	Theories with Lagrangians nonlinear in the curvature scalar can be reduced by appropriate transformations to a form similar to the Brans-Dicke model. This may enable us to have extended inflation in the early universe without the difficulties of introducing scalar fields.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Springer	en
dc.relation.uri	http://www.springerlink.com/content/q864036t35477v34/	en
dc.subject	Big Bang Cosmology	en
dc.subject	Gravitational Fields	en
dc.subject	Lagrangian Equilibrium Points	en
dc.subject	Universe	en
dc.subject	Gravitational Constant	en
dc.subject	Relativity	en
dc.title	Nonlinear curvature Lagrangians and extended inflation in the early universe	en
dc.type	Article	en