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Crossing the phantom divide in an interacting generalized Chaplygin gas
Unified generalized Chaplygin gas models assuming an interaction between dark
energy and dark matter fluids have been previously proposed. Following these
ideas, we consider a particular relation between dark densities, which allows
the possibility of a time varying equation of state for dark energy that
crosses the phantom divide at a recent epoch. Moreover, these densities decay
during all the evolution of the Universe, avoiding a Big Rip. We find also a
scaling solution, i.e. these densities are asymptotically proportional in the
future, which contributes to the solution of the coincidence problem.Comment: Improved version, 10 pages, 4 figures, References adde
Effects of the interaction between dark energy and dark matter on cosmological parameters
We examine the effects of possible phenomenological interactions between dark
energy and dark matter on cosmological parameters and their efficiency in
solving the coincidence problem. We work with two simple parameterizations of
the dynamical dark energy equation of state and the constant dark energy
equation of state. Using observational data coming from the new 182 Gold type
Ia supernova samples, the shift parameter of the Cosmic Microwave Background
given by the three-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe observations, and
the baryon acoustic oscillation measurement from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey,
we perform a statistical joint analysis of different forms of phenomenological
interactions between dark energy and dark matter.Comment: revised version, accepted for publication in JCA
Dark energy-dark matter interaction and putative violation of the equivalence principle from the Abell cluster A586
We show that the Abell cluster A586 exhibits evidence of the interaction between dark matter and dark energy and argue that this interaction implies a violation of the equivalence principle. This violation is found in the context of two different models of dark energy-dark matter interaction. We also argue, based on the spherical symmetry of the Abell cluster A586 that skewness is not the most general quantity to test the equivalence principle. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved