Dynamics of the Bianchi~V cosmological model inspired by quintessential $α$-attractors

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Authors: Genly Leon, Amare Abebe, Andronikos Paliathanasis
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Abstract

We investigate scalar-field cosmologies in the Bianchi V spacetime using a dynamical-systems framework. Motivated by representative $α$-attractor potentials - the E-model and T-model - we apply averaging theorems and amplitude--phase reductions to monomial potentials $\sim ϕ^{2n}$ of the scalar field, which approximate the attractor models near their minima, in the presence of matter with barotropic index $γ$. The reduced averaged system admits five generic isolated equilibria: Kasner vacua $\mathcal{K}_0^\pm$, the matter FLRW point $\mathcal{F}$, the scalar FLRW point $\mathcal{S}$, and the curvature Milne-type point $\mathcal{K}$, together with special families for tuned $(n,γ)$. We find that $\mathcal{K}_0^\pm$ are always sources, $\mathcal{F}$ is generically a saddle but can act as a sink for $γ\tfrac{1}{2}$. These results demonstrate that isotropic FLRW $α$-attractor models extend naturally to anisotropic Bianchi~V cosmologies: inflationary attractors remain robust, while the Milne-type curvature solution emerges as the late-time state.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Advanced Differential Geometry Research

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
23 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint