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Cosmological Dynamics of Scalar Field with Non-Minimal Kinetic Term

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We investigate the dynamics of a scalar field in the framework of the scalar-tensor theory. A nontrivial behavior of the field in the vicinity of singular points of the kinetic term is observed. In particular, the singular points could serve as attractor for classical solutions.

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  1. Département de Physique, Université, Laval, Québec

    H. Kröger & G. Melkonyan

  2. Moscow State Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia

    S. G. Rubin

  3. Center for Cosmoparticle Physics “Cosmion,”, Moscow, Russia

    S. G. Rubin

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Kröger, H., Melkonyan, G. & Rubin, S.G. Cosmological Dynamics of Scalar Field with Non-Minimal Kinetic Term. General Relativity and Gravitation 36, 1649–1659 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:GERG.0000032157.83125.14

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