Emergence and expansion of cosmic space as due to M0-branes

TL;DR

This paper models the universe's expansion and acceleration as emerging from M-theory brane dynamics, linking degrees of freedom differences to cosmic inflation and acceleration phases.

Contribution

It provides a novel M-theory based mechanism explaining the origin of degrees of freedom inequality and cosmic expansion phases.

Findings

D-brane interactions induce universe expansion.

D1-brane dynamics trigger inflation and acceleration.

Extra energies from compactification influence cosmic phases.

Abstract

Recently, Padmanabhan [arXiv:1206.4916 [hep-th]] discussed that the difference between the number of degrees of freedom on the boundary surface and the number of degrees of freedom in a bulk region causes the accelerated expansion of the universe. The main question that arises on the origin of this inequality between the surface degrees of freedom and the bulk degrees of freedom. We answer this question in M-theory. In our model, first M0-branes are compactified on one circle and then N D0-branes are created. Then, N D0-branes join to each other, grow and form a D5-brane. Next, D5- brane is compactified on two circle and our universe-D3-brane, two D1-brane and some extra energies are produced. After that, one of the D1-branes, which is more close to the universe-brane, gives its energy into it, leads to an increase of the difference between the number of degrees of freedom and the occurring inflation era. With the disappearance of this D1-brane, the number of degrees of freedom of boundary surface and bulk region becomes equal and inflation ends. At this stage, extra energies that are produced due to the compactification cause to an expansion of universe and deceleration epoch. Finally, another D1-brane, dissolves in our universe-brane, leads to an inequality between degrees of freedom and gives rise to a new phase of acceleration.