Exact solutions in bouncing cosmology

TL;DR

This paper derives exact solutions for bouncing cosmologies with a negative $(1+z)^6$ term in the Friedmann equation, exploring various theoretical models that replace the initial singularity with a bounce.

Contribution

It provides explicit solutions and phase space analysis for models with $ ho^2$ corrections, highlighting the generic bounce behavior over singularities.

Findings

Exact solutions for $ ho^2$ corrected models are obtained.

All models exhibit a bounce instead of an initial singularity.

Phase space analysis illustrates different evolutionary paths.

Abstract

We discuss the effects of a (possibly) negative $(1+z)^6$ type contribution to the Friedmann equation. No definite answer can be given as to the presence and magnitude of a particular mechanism, because any test using the general relation $H(z)$ is able to estimate only the total of all sources of such a term. That is why we describe four possibilities: 1) geometric effects of loop quantum cosmology, 2) braneworld cosmology, 3) metric-affine gravity, and 4) cosmology with spinning fluid. We find the exact solutions for the models with $\rho^2$ correction in terms of elementary functions, and show all evolutional paths on their phase plane. Instead of the initial singularity, the generic feature is now a bounce.