550 research outputs found
A dynamical dark energy model with a given luminosity distance
It is assumed that the current cosmic acceleration is driven by a scalar
field, the Lagrangian of which is a function of the kinetic term only, and that
the luminosity distance is a given function of the red-shift. Upon comparison
with Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAOs) and Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
data the parameters of the models are determined, and then the time evolution
of the scalar field is determined by the dynamics using the cosmological
equations. We find that the solution is very different than the corresponding
solution when the non-relativistic matter is ignored, and that the universe
enters the acceleration era at larger red-shift compared to the standard
model.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in GER
Evolution of magnetic component in Yang-Mills condensate dark energy models
The evolution of the electric and magnetic components in an effective
Yang-Mills condensate dark energy model is investigated. If the electric field
is dominant, the magnetic component disappears with the expansion of the
Universe. The total YM condensate tracks the radiation in the earlier Universe,
and later it becomes thus is similar to the cosmological constant.
So the cosmic coincidence problem can be avoided in this model. However, if the
magnetic field is dominant, holds for all time, suggesting that it
cannot be a candidate for the dark energy in this case.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures, minor typos correcte
The State Equation of the Yang-Mills field Dark Energy Models
In this paper, we study the possibility of building Yang-Mills(YM) field dark
energy models with equation of state (EoS) crossing -1, and find that it can
not be realized by the single YM field models, no matter what kind of
lagrangian or initial condition. But the states of and
all can be naturally got in this kind of models. The former is like
a quintessence field, and the latter is like a phantom field. This makes that
one can build a model with two YM fields, in which one with the initial state
of , and the other with . We give an example model of
this kind, and find that its EoS is larger than -1 in the past and less than -1
at the present time. We also find that this change must be from to
, and it will go to the critical state of with the expansion
of the Universe, which character is same with the single YM field models, and
the Big Rip is naturally avoided.Comment: 20 pages, 4 figures. minor typos correcte
The four fixed points of scale invariant single field cosmological models
We introduce a new set of flow parameters to describe the time dependence of
the equation of state and the speed of sound in single field cosmological
models. A scale invariant power spectrum is produced if these flow parameters
satisfy specific dynamical equations. We analyze the flow of these parameters
and find four types of fixed points that encompass all known single field
models. Moreover, near each fixed point we uncover new models where the scale
invariance of the power spectrum relies on having simultaneously time varying
speed of sound and equation of state. We describe several distinctive new
models and discuss constraints from strong coupling and superluminality.Comment: 24 pages, 6 figure
Accelerating Universe in a Big Bounce Model
Recent observations of Type Ia supernovae provide evidence for the
acceleration of our universe, which leads to the possibility that the universe
is entering an inflationary epoch. We simulate it under a ``big bounce'' model,
which contains a time variable cosmological ``constant'' that is derived from a
higher dimension and manifests itself in 4D spacetime as dark energy. By
properly choosing the two arbitrary functions contained in the model, we obtain
a simple exact solution in which the evolution of the universe is divided into
several stages. Before the big bounce, the universe contracts from a -dominated vacuum, and after the bounce, the universe expands. In the early
time after the bounce, the expansion of the universe is decelerating. In the
late time after the bounce, dark energy (i.e., the variable cosmological
``constant'') overtakes dark matter and baryons, and the expansion enters an
accelerating stage. When time tends to infinity, the contribution of dark
energy tends to two third of the total energy density of the universe,
qualitatively in agreement with observations.Comment: Rextex4, 10 pages, 3 figures, revised and extended, accepted by
Modern Physics Letter
Technically natural dark energy from Lorentz breaking
We construct a model of dark energy with a technically natural small
contribution to cosmic acceleration, i.e. this contribution does not receive
corrections from other scales in the theory. The proposed acceleration
mechanism appears generically in the low-energy limit of gravity theories with
violation of Lorentz invariance that contain a derivatively coupled scalar
field Theta. The latter may be the Goldstone field of a broken global symmetry.
The model, that we call Theta-CDM, is a valid effective field theory up to a
high cutoff just a few orders of magnitude below the Planck scale. Furthermore,
it can be ultraviolet-completed in the context of Horava gravity. We discuss
the observational predictions of the model. Even in the absence of a
cosmological constant term, the expansion history of the Universe is
essentially indistinguishable from that of Lambda-CDM. The difference between
the two theories appears at the level of cosmological perturbations. We find
that in Theta-CDM the matter power spectrum is enhanced at subhorizon scales
compared to Lambda-CDM. This property can be used to discriminate the model
from Lambda-CDM with current cosmological data.Comment: A few equations in the Appendix correcte
Einstein-Cartan gravity with scalar-fermion interactions
In this paper, we have considered the g-essence and its particular cases,
k-essence and f-essence, within the framework of the Einstein-Cartan theory. We
have shown that a single fermionic field can give rise to the accelerated
expansion within the Einstein-Cartan theory. The exact analytical solution of
the Einstein-Cartan-Dirac equations is found. This solution describes the
accelerated expansion of the Universe with the equation of state parameter
as in the case of CDM model.Comment: 6 pages, title is change
Crossing Phantom Boundary in Modified Gravity : Jordan Frame vs Einstein Frame
We study capability of gravity models to allow crossing the phantom
boundary in both Jordan and Einstein conformal frames. In Einstein frame, these
models are equivalent to Einstein gravity together with a scalar field
minimally coupled to gravity. This scalar degree of freedom appears as a
quintessence field with a coupling with the matter sector. We investigate
evolution of the equation of sate parameter for some cosmologically viable
gravity models in both conformal frames. This investigation (beyond mere
theoretical arguments) acts as an operational tool to distinguish physical
status of the two conformal frames. It shows that the two conformal frames have
not the same physical status.Comment: 13 Pages, 4 figs., To appear in Gravitation and Cosmolog
Cyclic Universe with Quintom matter in Loop Quantum Cosmology
In this paper, we study the possibility of model building of cyclic universe
with Quintom matter in the framework of Loop Quantum Cosmology. After a general
demonstration, we provide two examples, one with double-fluid and another
double-scalar field, to show how such a scenario is obtained. Analytical and
numerical calculations are both presented in the paper.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figure
Reconstruction of a Nonminimal Coupling Theory with Scale-invariant Power Spectrum
A nonminimal coupling single scalar field theory, when transformed from
Jordan frame to Einstein frame, can act like a minimal coupling one. Making use
of this property, we investigate how a nonminimal coupling theory with
scale-invariant power spectrum could be reconstructed from its minimal coupling
counterpart, which can be applied in the early universe. Thanks to the coupling
to gravity, the equation of state of our universe for a scale-invariant power
spectrum can be relaxed, and the relation between the parameters in the action
can be obtained. This approach also provides a means to address the Big-Bang
puzzles and anisotropy problem in the nonminimal coupling model within Jordan
frame. Due to the equivalence between the two frames, one may be able to find
models that are free of the horizon, flatness, singularity as well as
anisotropy problems.Comment: 31 pages, 4 figure
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