On coincidence problem and attractor solutions in ELKO dark energy model

We study the critical points of a universe dominated by ELKO spinor field dark energy and a barotropic matter without considering a specific potential or interaction. The coincidence problem and attractor solutions are discussed at late time, and it is shown that the coincidence problem can not be solved in this model.Comment: 8 pages. Accepeted by Gen. Rel. Gra

Reheating temperature in non-minimal derivative coupling model

We consider the inflaton as a scalar field described by a non-minimal derivative coupling model with a power law potential. We study the slow roll inflation, the rapid oscillation phase, the radiation dominated and the recombination eras respectively, and estimate e-folds numbers during these epochs. Using these results and recent astrophysical data we determine the reheating temperature in terms of the spectral index and the amplitude of the power spectrum of scalar perturbations.Comment: 14 pages, 2 figures, discussions added, accepted by JCA

Temperature in warm inflation in non minimal kinetic coupling model

Warm inflation in the non minimal derivative coupling model with a general dissipation coefficient is considered. We investigate conditions for the existence of the slow roll approximation and study cosmological perturbations. The spectral index, and the power spectrum are calculated and the temperature of the universe at the end of the slow roll warm inflation is obtained.Comment: 18 pages, major revision, accepted by the European Physical Journal

Warm inflation with an oscillatory inflaton in the non-minimal kinetic coupling model

In the cold inflation scenario, the slow roll inflation and reheating via coherent rapid oscillation, are usually considered as two distinct eras. When the slow roll ends, a rapid oscillation phase begins and the inflaton decays to relativistic particles reheating the Universe. In another model dubbed warm inflation, the rapid oscillation phase is suppressed, and we are left with only a slow roll period during which the reheating occurs. Instead, in this paper, we propose a new picture for inflation in which the slow roll era is suppressed and only the rapid oscillation phase exists. Radiation generation during this era is taken into account, so we have warm inflation with an oscillatory inflaton. To provide enough e-folds, we employ the non-minimal derivative coupling model. We study the cosmological perturbations and compute the temperature at the end of warm oscillatory inflation.Comment: 22 pages, typos fixed, accepted by EPJ