22 research outputs found
A new approach to cosmological perturbations in f(R) models
We propose an analytic procedure that allows to determine quantitatively the
deviation in the behavior of cosmological perturbations between a given f(R)
modified gravity model and a LCDM reference model. Our method allows to study
structure formation in these models from the largest scales, of the order of
the Hubble horizon, down to scales deeply inside the Hubble radius, without
employing the so-called "quasi-static" approximation. Although we restrict our
analysis here to linear perturbations, our technique is completely general and
can be extended to any perturbative order.Comment: 21 pages, 2 figures; Revised version according to reviewer's
suggestions; Typos corrected; Added Reference
Dynamics of f(R)-cosmologies containing Einstein static models
We study the dynamics of homogeneous isotropic FRW cosmologies with positive
spatial curvature in -gravity, paying special attention to the existence
of Einstein static models and only study forms of for which these
static models have been shown to exist. We construct a compact state space and
identify past and future attractors of the system and recover a previously
discovered future attractor corresponding to an expanding accelerating model.
We also discuss the existence of universes which have both a past and future
bounce, a phenomenon which is absent in General Relativity.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
Interacting Ghost Dark Energy in Non-Flat Universe
A new dark energy model called "ghost dark energy" was recently suggested to
explain the observed accelerating expansion of the universe. This model
originates from the Veneziano ghost of QCD. The dark energy density is
proportional to Hubble parameter, , where is a
constant of order and is
QCD mass scale. In this paper, we extend the ghost dark energy model to the
universe with spatial curvature in the presence of interaction between dark
matter and dark energy. We study cosmological implications of this model in
detail. In the absence of interaction the equation of state parameter of ghost
dark energy is always and mimics a cosmological constant in the
late time, while it is possible to have provided the interaction is
taken into account. When , all previous results of ghost dark energy in
flat universe are recovered. To check the observational consistency, we use
Supernova type Ia (SNIa) Gold sample, shift parameter of Cosmic Microwave
Background radiation (CMB) and the Baryonic Acoustic Oscillation peak from
Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). The best fit values of free parameter at
confidence interval are: ,
and . Consequently
the total energy density of universe at present time in this model at 68% level
equates to .Comment: 19 pages, 9 figures. V2: Added comments, observational consequences,
references, figures and major corrections. Accepted for publication in
General Relativity and Gravitatio
f(R) theories
Over the past decade, f(R) theories have been extensively studied as one of
the simplest modifications to General Relativity. In this article we review
various applications of f(R) theories to cosmology and gravity - such as
inflation, dark energy, local gravity constraints, cosmological perturbations,
and spherically symmetric solutions in weak and strong gravitational
backgrounds. We present a number of ways to distinguish those theories from
General Relativity observationally and experimentally. We also discuss the
extension to other modified gravity theories such as Brans-Dicke theory and
Gauss-Bonnet gravity, and address models that can satisfy both cosmological and
local gravity constraints.Comment: 156 pages, 14 figures, Invited review article in Living Reviews in
Relativity, Published version, Comments are welcom
Entropy and statefinder diagnosis in chameleon cosmology
In this paper, the generalized second law (GSL) of thermodynamics and entropy
is revisited in the context of cosmological models with bouncing behavior such
as chameleon cosmology where the boundary of the universe is assumed to be
enclosed by the dynamical apparent horizon. From a thermodynamic point of view,
to link between thermodynamic and geometric parameters in cosmological models,
we introduce "entropy rate of change multiplied by the temperature" as a model
independent thermodynamic state parameter together with the well known statefinder to differentiate the dark energy models.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures. will be published in Astrophys. Space Sc
Supernovae anisotropy power spectrum
6 pages, 4 figuresInternational audienceWe contribute another anisotropy study to this field of research using Supernovae Type Ia (SNe Ia). In this work, we utilise the power spectrum calculation method and apply it to both the current SNe Ia data and simulation. Our simulations are constructed with the characteristics of the upcoming survey of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), which shall bring us the largest SNe Ia collection to date. We make predictions for the amplitude of a possible dipole anisotropy or anisotropy in higher multipole moments that would be detectable by the LSST