Trans-Planckian particle creation in cosmology and ultrahigh energy cosmic rays |
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Authors: | A A Starobinsky I I Tkachev |
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Institution: | (1) Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia;(2) Theory Division, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | We consider observational constraints on the creation of particles induced by hypothetical trans-Planckian effects during the current stage of the Universe’s expansion. We show that compatibility with the diffuse γ-ray background measured by the EGRET experiment strongly restricts this creation. In particular, it rules out the possibility of detecting signatures of such short-distance effects in anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background radiation. On the other hand, the possibility that some part of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays originates from new trans-Planckian physics remains open. |
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