Review Article Volume 2 Issue 6
Department of Physics, Ilam University, Iran
Correspondence: M Dehghani, Department of physics, Ilam university, Ilam, Iran, Tel 098-9183888637
Received: August 20, 2018 | Published: December 12, 2018
Citation: Dehghani M. Entropic corrections to Friedmann equations in the extra dimensional FRW universe. Phys Astron Int J. 2018;2(6):578-584. DOI: 10.15406/paij.2018.02.00145
In this work, the quantum gravitational effects on the dynamical equations of universe have been investigated by utilizing the generalized uncertainty principle (GUP) and modified dispersion relation (MDR). At first, the corrected entropy-area relation has been obtained by considering the impacts of GUP and MDR, separately. Next, making use of the corrected entropy relations, arisen from GUP and MDR approaches, the entropic corrected Friedmann equations have been obtained in the extra dimensional FRW universe. The corrections are worked out up to the sixth order of the Planck length. Finally, it has been shown that these two alternative approaches lead to the same corrections if the expansion coefficients satisfy some simple conditions.
Keywords: generalized uncertainty principle, modified dispersion relation, Friedmann equations, Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe
There are several motivations for studying thermodynamical properties of spacetimes more than four dimensions. The first comes from string theory which contains gravity and requires more than four dimensions. In superstring theory a ten-dimensional spacetime is necessary to be consistent from the quantum point of view. The other originates from AdS/CFT correspondence. It relates properties of a d-dimensional spacetimes to those of a conformal field theory in (d-l)-dimensions. In addition, it is possible for the higher dimensional black holes to be produced in the future colliders based on the large extra dimensions and Tev-scale gravity scenarios.1,2 We believe that study of higher dimensional space times in the presence of quantum gravity effects (GUP and MDR) can essentially lead to a deeper insight into under- standing of the ultimate quantum gravity proposals as well as the physical properties of the higher dimensional space times.
Ted Jacobson was the first one who studied the connections between gravity and thermo-dynamics. He showed that the gravitational Einstein equation can be derived from the entropy relation as a function of the horizon area and together with the Clausius relation.3 The discovery of relation between quantum tunnelling radiation and black hole entropy, as a pure geometrical quantity, further supports this connection and the thermodynamic interpretation of geometrical quantities.4–6
The connection between gravity and thermodynamics has been investigated in various gravity theories.7−12 Now it is believed that one is able to derive Friedmann equations by use of the Clausius relation to the apparent horizon of FRW universe, in which entropy is assumed to be proportional to its horizon area.
Making use of the holographic principle together with the equipartition theorem and the Unruh temperature, Cai et al derived the Friedmann equations in FRW universe.13 The modified FRW Friedmann equations have been obtained by applying different entropy-area relations together with the first law of thermodynamics.14,15
Furthermore, it is commonly believed that one of the most important achievements in perturbative string theory and quantum gravity is the prediction of a fundamental measurable length which is of the order of Planck length. The essence of this fundamental length can be captured by generalizing usual uncertainty principle known as GUP or by modifying the usual energy momentum relation conventionally named as MDR.16−22
ecently, the GUP and MDR has been the subject of many interesting works and a lot of papers have appeared in which the usual uncertainty principle is generalized at the framework of microphysics.23−30 The GUP corrections to the entropy of black holes have been obtained by several authors based on the Cardy-Verlinde formula.31−33 The influence of Gup on the Friedmann equations has been investigated in (n+1)-dimensional FRW universe by Zhu et al.34. Also the modification of energy-momentum relations and its applications have been investigated extensively.35−38 Furthermore, the extra dimensional version of the MDR has been proposed by direct comparison with the extra dimensional form of GUP.39 The proposed extra dimensional MDR has been applied to obtain the first order corrections to the entropy of d-dimensional Schwarzschild black hole through the Cardy-Verlinde formula.33 To study the entropic correction to Friedmann equations in the higher dimensional FRW universe, it is interesting to relate the entropy of the universe with a minimal length quantum gravity scale.
Modification of Friedmann equations have been studied by several authors using different approaches. For example, Liu et al.40 have obtained correction terms to the first Friedmann equation in four dimensional FRW universe, starting from the holographic principle and Debye model by treating the gravity as an entropic force (according to the Verlinve"s proposal).40 Also Sheykhi et al.41−43 have obtained the same corrections to the first Friedmann equation in four dimensional FRW universe, making use of the Verlinve proposal and applying the quantum gravity corrected entropy-area relation. Sheykhi et al.44 by treating the gravity as an entropic force, have obtained correction terms to the same Friedmann equation arising from power-law corrected entropy-area relation. Cai et al.45,46 have obtained correction terms to the first and second FRW Friedmann equations, making use of alternative entropy-area relations, in the Einstein, Gauss-Bonnet and Lovelock gravity theories.
In this work, motivated by characterizing the primordial inflation, we would like to obtain the quantum corrected Friedmann equations from a more fundamental starting point and by taking into account the higher order correction terms. For these purposes, we calculate the GUP and MDR corrections to the Friedmann equations for any spacial curvature in the extra dimensional FRW universe. The corrections are calculated separately in the framework of (1) the generalized uncertainty principle and (2) the modified dispersion relation. The results of these alternative approaches are compared and it is shown that the results are compatible if the constant coefficients are fixed properly. We believe that it can essentially lead to a deeper insight into the ultimate quantum gravity proposals.
The organization of this paper is based on the following order. In section-2, the (n+1)-dimensional FRW universe and Friedmann equations are reviewed briefly and the basic equations are introduced. Section-3 is devoted to obtain the entropic corrections to the Friedmann equations in the framework of GUP. In section-4 the corrections from modified entropy-area relation to the Friedmann equations are worked out making use of the MDR analysis. The corrections are obtained up to the sixth power of the Planck length. In section-5, we compare the results of these two alternative approaches and show that a suitable choice of the expansion coefficients leads to the same corrections to the Friedmann equations in the (n+1)-dimensional FRW universe. The results are summarized and discussed in section-6.2 Review of (n+1)-dimensional FRW universe and Friedmann equations.
Let"s begin with the d=(n+1)d=(n+1) -dimensional FRW universe, whose line element is described by34
ds2=−dt2+a2(dr21−kr2+r2dΩn−1)=habdxadxb+2dΩn−1ds2=−dt2+a2(dr21−kr2+r2dΩn−1)=habdxadxb+2dΩn−1 (2.1)
where Ωn−1Ωn−1 is the line element of an (n-l)-dimensional unit sphere, x0=t,x0=t, x1=r,x1=r, hab=διαγ(−1, a2/(1−kr2)),hab=διαγ(−1,a2/(1−kr2)), ˉr=a(t)r¯r=a(t)r and kk denotes the spatial curvature and k=0,1,−1k=0,1,−1 correspond to open, flat, and closed universes respectively. The apparent horizon is located at
˜rA=1√H2+ka2˜rA=1√H2+ka2 (2.2)
where H=˙a/aH=˙a/a is the Hubble parameter and over dot stands for the derivative with respect to cosmic time tt . The apparent horizon has an associated entropy (S) and Hawking temperature (T) as
S=A4G, T=12π˜rA,S=A4G,T=12π˜rA, (2.3)
where A=nΩnn−1AA=nΩnn−1A is the apparent horizon area and Ωn=πnΓn+Ωn=πnΓn+ being the volume of an d-dimensional unit sphere.
The Friedmann equations describe the dynamical evolution of the homogeneous and isotropic universe within the context of general relativity. Such equations can be derived by using Clausius relation to the apparent horizon of FRW universe, in which entropy is assumed to be a function of its horizon area.
Suppose the matter source in the FRW universe is a perfect fluid with stress-energy tensor
Tab=(p+ρ)uaub+pgabTab=(p+ρ)uaub+pgab , (2.4)
where pp and ρρ are pressure and energy density respectively. Conservation law ∇aTab=0∇aTab=0 implies
˙ρ+nH(ρ+p)=0˙ρ+nH(ρ+p)=0 . (2.5)
Accordingly, we define the work density as45−48
W=−12TabhabW=−12Tabhab , (2.6)
which results in
W=12(ρ−p)W=12(ρ−p) . (2.7)
The work density term is regarded as the work done by the change of the apparent horizon. The amount of energy crossing the apparent horizon during the time internal dt is13
dE=A(ρ+p)HrAdtdE=A(ρ+p)HrAdt . (2.8)
Now, applying the Clausius relation to the apparent horizon and assuming the entropy as a function of horizon area we can write
A(ρ+p)H˜rAdt=S'(A)2π˜rAdAA(ρ+p)H˜rAdt=S′(A)2π˜rAdA . (2.9)
Making use of the relation drA/dt=−H(˙H−k/a2)r3AdrA/dt=−H(˙H−k/a2)r3A in Eq.(2.9) after some simplifications one obtains45,46
(˙H−ka2)S′(A)=−2πn−1(ρ+p)(˙H−ka2)S′(A)=−2πn−1(ρ+p) , (2.10)
and noting the continuity equation (2.5) after some simple calculations we have
2πnρ=−∫S′(A)(nΩnA)2/(n−1)dAA2πnρ=−∫S′(A)(nΩnA)2/(n−1)dAA (2.11)
where S is assumed to be a function of horizon area A and prime stands for derivative with respect to area.
As a simple example to show the application of Eqs.(2.10) and (2.11), making use of the entropy-area relation (2.3) in these equations, we have
˙H−ka2=−8πGn−1(ρ+p)˙H−ka2=−8πGn−1(ρ+p) , (2.12)
H2+ka2=16πGn(n−1)ρH2+ka2=16πGn(n−1)ρ (2.13)
Equations (2.12) and (2.13) are the Friedmann equations in (n+1)-dimensional FRW universe obtained from the usual entropy-area relation.
In the following sections, making use of the corrected functional form of the entropy stem from GUP and MDR analysis in Eqs.(2.10) and (2.11) we obtain the corrections to the Friedmann equations within both the GUP and the MDR respectively.
To study the quantum gravity effects on the Friedmann equations, we employ the GUP. It is shown that usual uncertainty principle receives a modification at the microphysics regime.49−53
Δx≥hΔp+αL2PΔph , (3.1)
where Lp=(−Gc3)1/(n−1), is the (n+1)-dimensional Planck length with the order of 10−35m for n=3 . The term αL2pΔph in Eq.(3.1) shows the gravitational effects on the usual uncertainty principle. Inverting Eq.(3.1) we obtain
δx2αL2P(1−√1−4αL2Pδx2≤Δph≤δx2αL2P(1+√1−4αL2Pδx2 (3.2)
From Eq.(3.2), one can write
(Δph)min=1δx[(δx)22αL2P(1−√1−4αL2P(δx)2)]=1δxF(GUP)((δx)2) (3.3)
where
F(GUP)((δx)2)=(δx)22αL2P(1−√1−4αL2P(δx)2) (3.4)
characterizes the departure of GUP from the usual uncertainty principle.
Now we consider the impact of GUP on the entropy and Friedmann equations in the higher dimensional FRW universe. By considering the space-time having radiation or absorbtion at the horizon, one can identify the energy of the absorbed or radiated particles as the uncertainty of momentum,54 that is
dE≃δp . (3.5)
The increase or decrease in the area of the black hole horizon can be written as
dA=4GTdE≃4GT1δx . (3.6)
When the gravitation is turned on Eq.(3.6) generalizes to
dA(GUP)=4GTdE≃4GT1δxF(GUP)((δx)2) . (3.7)
Combining Eqs.(3.6) and (3.7) we have
dA(GUP)=F(GUP)((δx)2)dA . (3.8)
By modelling the black hole as a cube of size 2rA , the uncertainty in the position of a Hawking emitted particle is
δx=2˜rA=2(AnΩn)1n−1 (3.9)
from which F(GUP) can be rewritten as the function of A
F(GUP)(A)=2αL2P(AnΩn)2n−1[1−√1−αL2P(nΩnA)2n−1] (3.10)
Expanding (3. 10) around LP=0 gives,
F(GUP)(A)=1+αL2P4(nΩnA)2n−1+(αL2P)28(nΩnA)4n−1+5(αL2P)364(nΩnA)6n−1+⋯ (3.11)
and Eq.(3.8) can be rewritten as dA(GUP)=F(GUP)(A)dA . (3.12)
It must be noted that since LP≃10−35m the series expansion (3.11) will converge. This is why one can treat the GUP impacts perturbatively.55
Now by considering the impacts of GUP, Eqs.(2.9) and (2.10) can be written in the following form
(˙H−ka2)S′(GUP)(A)=−2πn−1(ρ+p) , (3.13)
2πnρ=−∫S(GUP)'(A)(nΩnA)2/(n−1)dAA (3.14)
where S(GUP)(A) is defined as
S(GUP)(A)=A(GUP)4G , (3.15)
and considering Eq.(3.12), we can obtain
S(GUP)'(A)=F(GUP)(A)4G . (3.16)
Substituting Eqs.(3.11) and (3.16) in Eqs.(3.13) and (3.14), we can obtain the corrections to the Friedmann equations by considering the GUP, that is
(˙H−ka2)[1+αL2P4(nΩnA)2n−1+(αL2P)28(nΩnA)4n−1+5(αL2P)364(nΩnA)6n−1]=−8πGn−1(ρ+p), (3.17) (H2+ka2)[1+αL2P8(nΩnA)2n−1+(αL2P)224(nΩnA)4n−1+5(αL2P)3256(nΩnA)6n−1]=16πGn(n−1)ρ, (3.18)
up to the sixth power of the Planck length. The terms proportional to powers of αL2P are the corrections to the Friedmann equations in (n+1) -dimensional FRW universe. The correction terms are calculated based on the GUP.
It is well-known that corrected entropy-area relation depends on the dimension of the space- time.56−58 But Eqs.(3.17) and (3.18), the so-called generalized Friedmann equations, are independent on the dimension of the space-time and valid when n is an odd or even number for n≥3 . Also the generalized Friedmann equations are valid for any spacial curvature k.
By combining Eqs.(2.2) and (3.9) we arrived at the following relation
1˜rA=(nΩnA)1n−1=√H2+ka2 , (3.19)
in Eqs.(3.17) and (3.18), the generalized Friedmann equations can be rewritten as
(˙H−ka2)[1+αL2P4(H2+ka2)+(αL2P)28+5(αL2P)364]=−8πGn−1(ρ+p) (3.20)
(H2+ka2)[1+αL2P8(H2+ka2)+αL2P224+5(αL2P)3256]=16πGn(n−1)ρ (3.21)
Eqs.(3.20) and (3.21) are the quantum corrected Friedmann equations based on the GUP. They have the same form as those obtained in literatures which have been obtained from other alternative approaches.41−43,45,46 Also, the results have the same structure as those obtained from purturbative quantum gravity.
It must be noted that the correction terms in Eqs.(3.20) and (3.21), as the basic equations of the quantum cosmology, are considerable if the scale factor a is very small. It means that the corrections make sense only at the early stage of the universe where a→0 . As the universe becomes larger, the correction terms become negligible and generalized Friedmann equations are reduced to the standard Friedmann equations in FRW universe. In other words, they do not affect the late time cosmology. The generalized Friedmann equations are expected to be useful to characterize the history of universe inflation and to resolve the big bang singularities.59
In the study on loop quantum gravity and of models based on noncommutative geometry, there has been a strong interest in some candidate modifications of the energy-momentum dispersion relation. In this section, we introduce the extra dimensional version of MDR and investigate its impacts on the Friedmann equations in the higher dimensional FRW universe. Although the GUP, as an equivalence face of the MDR has been used extensively in the past, the extra dimensional MDR is new.39
It is interesting that the usual relation between energy and momentum that characterizes the special theory of relativity, p2=E2−m2 , may be modified in the Planck scale regime.
Anomalies in ultra high cosmic ray photons, and possibly Tev photons, may be explained by modification of the dispersion relation as39,60−63
→p.→p≡p2=f(E, m;LP)=E2−μ2+α1L2PE4+α2L4PE6+α3L6PE8+O(L8PE10) , (4.1)
where f is the function that gives the exact dispersion relation, and on the right-hand side we have assumed a Taylor-series expansion for E≪1LP . The coefficients αi can take different values in different quantum-gravity proposals. Note that m is the rest energy of the particle and the mass parameter μ on the right-hand side is directly related to the rest energy, but μ≠m , if the αi do not all vanish. Now differentiation of Eq.(4.1) and taking the inverse of the result gives
dE=dp[1−3α12L2PE2−(5α22−23α218)L4PE4+(374α1α2−9116α31−72α3)L6PE6+⋯] (4.2)
Within quantum field theory, the relation between particle localization and its energy is given by E≥1δx , where δx is particle position uncertainty. Now, it is obvious that within MDR, this relation should be modified. To the first order, assuming dE≃δE , making use of the usual uncertainty principle δE≃δp≃1δx we have
dE(MDR)≃1δx[1−3α12L2P(δx)2−(5α22−23α218)L4P(δx)4+(374α1α2−9116α31−72α3)L6P(δx)6+⋯](4.3)
Noting (3.5), Eq.(4.3) can be rewritten as
dE(MDR)=1δxF(MDR)((δx)2) , (4.4)
and Eq.(3.12) must be replaced by
dA(MDR)=F(MDR)(A)dA , (4.5)
where
FMDR)(A)=1−3α18L2P−(5α22−23α218)L4P16
+(374α1α2−9116α31−72α3)(nΩnA)6n−1L6P64+⋯ (4.6)
Noting the value of the Planck length, one can ensure that this series expansion converges and impacts of MDR can be considered perturbatively.55
Making use of Eqs.(2.9) and (2.10) in the framework of MDR, we have
(˙H−ka2)S(MDR)'(A)=−2πn−1(ρ+p) , (4.7)
2πnρ=−∫S(MDR)'(A)(nΩnA)2/(n−1)dAA (4.8)
where S(MDR)(A) is defined as
S(MDR)(A)=A(MDR)4G , (4.9)
and considering Eq.(3.12), we can obtain
S(MDR)'(A)=F(MDR)(A)4G . (4.10)
Substituting Eqs.(4.6) and (4.10) in Eqs.(4.7) and (4.8), we can obtain the impacts of MDR to the Friedmann equations, that is
(˙H−ka2)[1−3α1L2P8−(5α22−23α218)L4P16+(374α1α2−9116α31−72α3)L6P64]=−8πG−1(ρ+p) (4.11)
(H2+ka2)[1−3α1L2P16−(5α22−23α218)L4P48+(374α1α2−9116α31−72α3)L6P256]=16πGn(n−1)ρ (4.12)
up to the sixth power of the Planck length. The terms proportional to powers of L2P are the corrections to the Friedmann equations in (n+1) -dimensional FRW universe. The correction terms are calculated based on the MDR.
From the literature56−58 the corrected entropy-area relation stem from MDR, depends on the dimension of the space-time. But Eqs.(4.11) and (4.12), the so-called modified Friedmann equations, are valid for all values of n≥3 and all values of spacial curvature k.
Substituting Eq.(3.19) in Eqs.(4.11) and (4.12) leads to
(˙H−ka2)[1−3α1L2P8(H2+ka2)−(5α22−23α218)(H2+ka2)2L4P16+(374α1α2−9116α31−72α3)(H2+ka2)3L6P64]=−8πGn−1(ρ+p) , (4.13)
(H2+ka2)[1−3α1L2P16(H2+ka2)−(5α22−23α218)(H2+ka2)2L4P48+(374α1α2−9116α31−72α3)(H2+ka2)3L6P256]=16πGn(n−1)ρ . (4.14)
Eqs.(4.13) and (4.14) show the explicit form of the quantum corrected Friedmann equations arising from MDR. They are identical in form to those recorded by several other authors obtained from alternative approaches.41−46
Just like the case of GUP corrections, the correction terms make sense only at the early stage of the universe where the physical scales as well as the universe scale factor are in the same order as Planck scale. They are expected to have some consequences on inflation and early time cosmology.59 As the universe becomes larger, the correction terms become negligible and the so-called modified Friedmann equations are reduced to the standard Friedmann equations in FRW universe. It means that the correction terms seem to have no influence on the late cosmology.
Since GUP and MDR are different manifestations of the same physical concept (existence of a minimal length scale of the same order of Planck length) we expect the results of applications of these two alternative approaches to the physical systems to be identical.
In the two previous sections we examined the GUP and MDR separately and obtained the corrections to the entropy as well as the Friedmann equations in (n+1) -dimensional FRW universe. Now it is evident to expect the results of these two alternative approaches to be consistent. The assumption behind this expectation is that GUP and MDR are two faces of an underlying quantum gravitational proposal.
Through direct comparison of the results obtained we found that by using the suitable choice of the coefficients, that is
α1=−23α , and α2=−1345α2 , and α3=−46105α3 , (5.1)
in Eqs.(3.17), (3.18), (4.11) and (4.12), one can show that the generalized and modified Friedmann equations obtained from GUP and MDR analysis respectively are identical. The results are compatible with that of ref.56–58 As a mathematical result it seems that GUP and MDR approaches lead to the same corrections to the Friedmann equations, if the coefficients are fixed properly.
Recent studies in perturbative string theory and loop quantum gravity predict the existence of a fundamental measurable length which is of the order of Planck length. The essence of this fundamental length can be captured by generalizing usual uncertainty principle known as GUP or by modifying the usual energy momentum relation known as MDR.
In this work, the corrections to the Friedmann equations in the higher dimensional FRW universe are investigated in the presence of 1) the generalized uncertainty principle and 2) the modified dispersion relation. We showed that the Friedmann equations receive some new corrections at the Planck scale as Eqs.(3.17) and (3.18) (or Eqs.(3.20) and (3.21)) within the framework of GUP and Eqs. 4.11-4.14 within the framework of MDR. The corrections are worked out up to the sixth power of the Planck length. The quantum corrected Friedmann equations we just obtained, (Eqs.(3.20) and (3.21)) or (Eqs.(4.13) and (4.14)) are consistent with numerous other studies that have delved into the subject of this paper. Also, they are identical in form to those arisen from perturbative quantum gravity. It must be emphasized that the quantum corrected terms are considerable only in the early time cosmology where the scale factor a is very small and the physical scales are in the order comparable with the Planck scale. As the universe becomes larger the quantum corrected terms can be neglected and the quantum gravity corrected Friedmann equations are reduced to the standard form in the FRW universe. It seems that the quantum gravity corrected Friedmann equations do not influence the late time cosmology. Therefore, it is expected that they have some new consequences on characterizing the primordial inflation and resolving the big bang singularities.
It is significant that one can obtain the GUP or MDR by starting from modified momentum operator. From this point of view, GUP and MDR are two faces of the same physical concept (existence of a minimal length scale of the same order of Planck length) and it is evident to expect the results of these two approaches to be consistent. Through the comparison of the corrected Friedmann equations, obtained from these two alternative approaches, we found that a suitable choice of the expansion coefficients in the MDR (Eq. 5.1) leads to the same results in both approaches.
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