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- CERTIFICATE
- DECLARATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 The standard big-bang cosmology
- 1.2 Inflationary cosmology
- 1.2.1 Inflationary dynamics
- 1.2.2 Models of inflation
- 1.2.3 Inflation and Solution to Cosmological Problems
- 1. Flatness problem
- 2. Horizon problem
- 3. The origin of large-scale structure in the universe
- 4. Monopole problem
- 1.3 Brane World Cosmology
- 1.3.1 The Randall-Sundrum Brane World
- 1.3.2 Einsteins equations on the brave
- 1.3.3 Slow-roll inflation on the brane
- 1.3.4 Cosmological Perturbations
- 1.4 Outline of following chapters
- References
- 2. BRANEWORLD INFLATION ON HYBRID TYPE POTENTIALS
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Hybrid Inflation Models
- 2.2.1 Inverted Hybrid Inflation
- 2.2.2 Mutated Hybrid Inflation
- 2.3 Studies of Inflation on RSII Braneworld
- 2.3.1 Inverted Hybrid
- 2.3.2 Mutated Hybrid Inflation
- 2.4 Conclusions
- References
- 3. INFLATION ON GAUSS-BONNET BRANE WORLDS
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Inflation In Gauss-Bonnet (GB) Brane Worlds
- 3.3 Tachyonic Inflation
- 3.4 Study of Specific Inflation Models on GB Brane
- 3.4.1 Inverse Cosh Potential
- 3.4.2 Perturbation Spectra
- 3.4.3 Inverse Power Law Potential
- 3.5 Tachyonic Inflation on GB Brave Worlds
- 3.5.1 Inverse Power Law Potential
- 3.5.2 Tachyonic Inflation and Scale Factor in RS Brane world
- 3.5.3 Inverse Cosh Potential
- 3.6 Summary
- References
- 4. INFLATIONARY SCENARIO ON BRANE UNIVERSE WITH INDUCED GRAVITY
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Gauss-Bonnet Braneworld
- 4.2.1 Action and Field Equations
- 4.3 Inflation on the Brane
- 4.4 Inflation on DGP model
- 4.4.1 Polynomial potential
- 4.4.2 Hybrid Potential
- 4.5 Conclusions
- References
- 5. VARIABLE SPEED OF LIGHT THEORY AND COSMOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Variable Speed of Light Scenario
- 5.2.1 Field Equations
- 5.3 Cosmological Problems
- 5.3.1 Flatness Problem
- 5.3.2 The Horizon Problem
- 5.3.3 The cosmological constant problem
- 5.3.4 Quasi-flatness Problem
- 5.3.5 Quasi-lambda Problem
- 5.4 Energy Conservation and Solutions to Cosmological Problems
- 5.4.1 Flatness Problem
- 5.4.2 The Lambda Problem
- 5.5 Summary
- References
- 6. SPHERICALLY SYMMETRIC SOLUTIONS TO A BIMETRIC THEORY OF GRAVITATION
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Bimetric Scenario
- 6.2.1 The Action and Field Equations
- 6.3 Spherically Symmetric Solution
- 6.4 Conclusions
- References
- 7. INFLUENCE OF MATTER CREATION ON BRANE WORLD DYNAMICS
- 7. I Introduction
- 7.2 Matter creation Scenario
- 7.3 Theory of Open Thermodynamic Systems
- 7.4 DGP Model
- 7.5 Gauss-Bonnet brane
- 7.6 Effect on Brane World Models
- 7.6.1 Matter Creation on RS Model
- 7.6.2 Mater creation on GB Brane world
- 7.6.3 Matter Creation in warped DGP Model
- 7.7 Discussion
- References