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arxiv: 1707.02004 · v1 · pith:NEIUZOW3new · submitted 2017-07-07 · ✦ hep-th · astro-ph.CO· gr-qc

Stable cosmology in ghost-free quasidilaton theory

classification ✦ hep-th astro-ph.COgr-qc
keywords quasidilatonsolutiontheorycosmologicalfutureghost-freeacquireasymptotic
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We present a novel cosmological solution in the framework of extended quasidilaton theory which underwent scrutiny recently. We only consider terms that do not generate the Boulware-Deser degree of freedom, hence the "ghost-free" quasidilaton theory, and show three new branches of cosmological evolution therein. One of the solutions passes the perturbative stability tests. This new solution exhibits a late time self-acceleration and all graviton polarizations acquire masses that converge to a constant in the asymptotic future. Moreover, all modes propagate at the speed of light. We propose that this solution can be used as a benchmark model for future phenomenological studies.

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