scholarly journals The Influence of Evolving Dark Energy on Cosmology

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Barnes ◽  
Matthew J. Francis ◽  
Geraint F. Lewis ◽  
Eric V. Linder
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Energy Exchange ◽  
Observational Evidence ◽  
Cosmological Models ◽  
Observational Constraints ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

AbstractObservational evidence indicating that the expansion of the universe is accelerating has surprised cosmologists in recent years. Cosmological models have sought to explain this acceleration by incorporating ‘dark energy’, of which the traditional cosmological constant is just one possible candidate. Several cosmological models involving an evolving equation of state of the dark energy have been proposed, as well as possible energy exchange to other components, such as dark matter. This paper summarizes the forms of the most prominent models and discusses their implications for cosmology and astrophysics. Finally, this paper examines the current and future observational constraints on the nature of dark energy.

scholarly journals DO RECENT SUPERNOVAE Ia OBSERVATIONS TEND TO RULE OUT ALL THE COSMOLOGIES?

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1641-1651 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAM GOPAL VISHWAKARMA
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Weakly Interacting Massive Particles ◽  
Cosmological Models ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Standard Candle ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Rule Out

Dark energy and the accelerated expansion of the universe have been the direct predictions of the distant supernovae Ia observations which are also supported, indirectly, by the observations of the CMB anisotropies, gravitational lensing and the studies of galaxy clusters. Today these results are accommodated in what has become the concordance cosmology: a universe with flat spatial sections t = constant with about 70% of its energy in the form of Einstein's cosmological constant Λ and about 25% in the form of dark matter (made of perhaps weakly-interacting massive particles). Though the composition is weird, the theory has shown remarkable successes at many fronts. However, we find that as more and more supernovae Ia are observed, more accurately and towards higher redshift, the probability that the data are well-explained by the cosmological models decreases alarmingly, finally ruling out the concordance model at more than 95% confidence level. This raises doubts against the "standard candle"-hypothesis of the supernovae Ia and their use in constraining the cosmological models. We need a better understanding of the entire SN Ia phenomenon in order to extract cosmological consequences from them.

Properties of the Dark Energy

2005 ◽  
Vol 201 ◽  
pp. 255-259
Author(s):  
Peter M. Garnavich ◽  
Yun. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Domain Walls ◽  
Accelerating Expansion ◽  
Systematic Effects ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Unknown Component

A non-zero cosmological constant is only one of many possible explanations for the observed accelerating expansion of the Universe. Any smoothly distributed, “dark” energy with a significant negative pressure can drive the acceleration. One possible culprit is a dynamical scalar field, but there are many less popular models such as tangled cosmic strings or domain walls. Soon theorists are likely to think up a number of new energies that can accelerate the expansion, meaning that only better observations can solve this question. Dark energy can be parameterized by its equation of state, w = p/ρ, which in the most general form can vary over time. Unlike the CMB, supernova observations cover a range of redshift so they can, in principle, probe the variation in the equation of state of the unknown component. The current SN observations loosely constrain the equation of state to w < −0.6, ruling out non-intercommuting strings and textures (w = −1/3), but consistent with a cosmological constant (w = −1). The constraints achievable from future large SN surveys are limited by our ability to understand systematic effects in SN Ia luminosities. But a large sample of supernovae reaching out to z ˜ 2 should at least discriminate between a cosmological constant and a dynamical scalar field as the source of the observed acceleration.

Cosmological constant

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kachelriess
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Vacuum Fluctuations ◽  
Present Epoch ◽  
Modify Gravity ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

The contribution of vacuum fluctuations to the cosmological constant is reconsidered studying the dependence on the used regularisation scheme. Then alternative explanations for the observed accelerated expansion of the universe in the present epoch are introduced which either modify gravity or add a new component of matter, dubbed dark energy. The chapter closes with some comments on attempts to quantise gravity.

scholarly journals INTERACTION BETWEEN DARK ENERGY AND DARK MATTER: OBSERVATIONAL CONSTRAINTS FROM OHD, BAO, CMB AND SNe Ia

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 1350082 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHUO CAO ◽  
NAN LIANG
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Observational Constraints ◽  
Coincidence Problem ◽  
Cosmological Constraints ◽  
Coincidence Index ◽  
Acceleration Of The Universe ◽  
Interaction Term ◽  
Negative Coupling ◽  
The Universe

In order to test if there is energy transfer between dark energy (DE) and dark matter (DM), we investigate cosmological constraints on two forms of nontrivial interaction between the DM sector and the sector responsible for the acceleration of the universe, in light of the newly revised observations including OHD, CMB, BAO and SNe Ia. More precisely, we find the same tendencies for both phenomenological forms of the interaction term Q = 3γHρ, i.e. the parameter γ to be a small number, |γ| ≈ 10-2. However, concerning the sign of the interaction parameter, we observe that γ > 0 when the interaction between dark sectors is proportional to the energy density of dust matter, whereas the negative coupling (γ < 0) is preferred by observations when the interaction term is proportional to DE density. We further discuss two possible explanations to this incompatibility and apply a quantitative criteria to judge the severity of the coincidence problem. Results suggest that the γm IDE model with a positive coupling may alleviate the coincidence problem, since its coincidence index C is smaller than that for the γd IDE model, the interacting quintessence and phantom models by four orders of magnitude.

scholarly journals ANISOTROPIC COMPACT STARS WITH VARIABLE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 1250088 ◽  
Author(s):  
SK. MONOWAR HOSSEIN ◽  
FAROOK RAHAMAN ◽  
JAYANTA NASKAR ◽  
MEHEDI KALAM ◽  
SAIBAL RAY
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Compact Star ◽  
Compact Stars ◽  
Radial Dependence ◽  
Regularity Conditions ◽  
Variable Cosmological Constant ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Surface Redshift

Recently, the small value of the cosmological constant and its ability to accelerate the expansion of the universe is of great interest. We discuss the possibility of forming of anisotropic compact stars from this cosmological constant as one of the competent candidates of dark energy. For this purpose, we consider the analytical solution of Krori and Barua metric. We take the radial dependence of cosmological constant and check all the regularity conditions, TOV equations, stability and surface redshift of the compact stars. It has been shown as conclusion that this model is valid for any compact star and we have cited 4U 1820-30 as a specific example of that kind of star.

scholarly journals Observational constraints of a new unified dark fluid and the H0 tension

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (2) ◽  
pp. 2071-2085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiqiang Yang ◽  
Supriya Pan ◽  
Andronikos Paliathanasis ◽  
Subir Ghosh ◽  
Yabo Wu
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Early Time ◽  
Observational Constraints ◽  
Minimal Extension ◽  
Energy Evolution ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Different Sources

ABSTRACT Unified cosmological models have received a lot of attention in astrophysics community for explaining both the dark matter and dark energy evolution. The Chaplygin cosmologies, a well-known name in this group have been investigated matched with observations from different sources. Obviously, Chaplygin cosmologies have to obey restrictions in order to be consistent with the observational data. As a consequence, alternative unified models, differing from Chaplygin model, are of special interest. In the present work, we consider a specific example of such a unified cosmological model, that is quantified by only a single parameter μ, that can be considered as a minimal extension of the Λ-cold dark matter cosmology. We investigate its observational boundaries together with an analysis of the universe at large scale. Our study shows that at early time the model behaves like a dust, and as time evolves, it mimics a dark energy fluid depicting a clear transition from the early decelerating phase to the late cosmic accelerating phase. Finally, the model approaches the cosmological constant boundary in an asymptotic manner. We remark that for the present unified model, the estimations of H0 are slightly higher than its local estimation and thus alleviating the H0 tension.

scholarly journals BRANE–BULK ENERGY EXCHANGE AND AGEGRAPHIC DARK ENERGY

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (03) ◽  
pp. 305-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
AHMAD SHEYKHI
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Energy Exchange ◽  
State Parameter ◽  
Effective Equation ◽  
Agegraphic Dark Energy ◽  
Equation Of State Parameter ◽  
Bulk Energy

We consider the agegraphic models of dark energy in a braneworld scenario with brane–bulk energy exchange. We assume that the adiabatic equation for the dark matter is satisfied while it is violated for the agegraphic dark energy due to the energy exchange between the brane and the bulk. Our study shows that with the brane–bulk interaction, the equation of state parameter of agegraphic dark energy on the brane, wD, can have a transition from the normal state, where wD > -1, to the phantom regime, where wD < -1, while the effective equation of state for dark energy always satisfies [Formula: see text].

scholarly journals RECONSTRUCTION OF 5D COSMOLOGICAL MODELS FROM RECENT OBSERVATIONS

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1573-1579
Author(s):  
CHENGWU ZHANG ◽  
LIXIN XU ◽  
YONGLI PING ◽  
HONGYA LIU
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Cosmological Solution ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Shift Parameter ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Ia Supernovae ◽  
Best Fit ◽  
The Universe

We use a parameterized equation of state (EOS) of dark energy to a 5D Ricci-flat cosmological solution and suppose the universe contains two major components: dark matter and dark energy. Using the recent observational datasets: the latest 182 type Ia Supernovae Gold data, the three-year WMAP CMB shift parameter and the SDSS baryon acoustic peak, we obtain the best fit values of the EOS and two major components' evolution. We find that the best fit EOS crosses -1 in the near past where z ≃ 0.07, the present best fit value of wx(0) < -1 and for this model, the universe experiences the acceleration at about z ≃ 0.5.

The accelerating universe and dark energy

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (06) ◽  
pp. 1430012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Baltay
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Cosmological Parameters ◽  
Accelerating Universe ◽  
Heavy Particles ◽  
Familiar World ◽  
Acceleration Of The Universe ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Present Understanding

The recent discovery by Riess et al.1 and Perlmutter et al.2 that the expansion of the universe is accelerating is one of the most significant discoveries in cosmology in the last few decades. To explain this acceleration a mysterious new component of the universe, dark energy, was hypothesized. Using general relativity (GR), the measured rate of acceleration translates to the present understanding that the baryonic matter, of which the familiar world is made of, is a mere 4% of the total mass-energy of the universe, with nonbaryonic dark matter making up 24% and dark energy making up the majority 72%. Dark matter, by definition, has attractive gravity, and even though we presently do not know what it is, it could be made of the next heavy particles discovered by particle physicists. Dark energy, however, is much more mysterious, in that even though we do not know what it is, it must have some kind of repulsive gravity and negative pressure, very unusual properties that are not part of the present understanding of physics. Investigating the nature of dark energy is therefore one of the most important areas of cosmology. In this review, the cosmology of an expanding universe, based on GR, is discussed. The methods of studying the acceleration of the universe, and the nature of dark energy, are presented. A large amount of experimentation on this topic has taken place in the decade since the discovery of the acceleration. These are discussed and the present state of knowledge of the cosmological parameters is summarized in Table 7 below. A vigorous program to further these studies is under way. These are presented and the expected results are summarized in Table 10 below. The hope is that at the end of this program, it would be possible to tell whether dark energy is due to Einstein's cosmological constant or is some other new constituent of the universe, or alternately the apparent acceleration is due to some modification of GR.

scholarly journals ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION IN THE CURVATURE-INDUCED PHANTOM MODEL OF THE LATE AND FUTURE UNIVERSE: COSMIC COLLAPSE AND ITS QUANTUM ESCAPE

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (05) ◽  
pp. 865-887
Author(s):  
S. K. SRIVASTAVA ◽  
J. DUTTA
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Energy Models ◽  
Acceleration And Deceleration ◽  
The Universe

In this paper, the cosmology of the late and future universe is obtained from f(R) gravity with nonlinear curvature terms R2 and R3 (R is the Ricci scalar curvature). It is different from f(R) dark energy models where nonlinear curvature terms are taken as a gravitational alternative to dark energy. In the present model, neither linear nor nonlinear curvature terms are taken as dark energy. Rather, dark energy terms are induced by curvature terms and appear in the Friedmann equation derived from f(R) gravitational equations. This approach has an advantage over f(R) dark energy models in three ways: (i) results are consistent with WMAP observations, (ii) dark matter is produced from the gravitational sector and (iii) the universe expands as ~ t2/3 during dominance of the curvature-induced dark matter, which is consistent with the standard cosmology. Curvature-induced dark energy mimics phantom and causes late acceleration. It is found that transition from matter-driven deceleration to acceleration takes place at the redshift 0.36 at time 0.59 t0 (t0 is the present age of the universe). Different phases of this model, including acceleration and deceleration during the phantom phase, are investigated. It is found that expansion of the universe will stop at the age of 3.87 t0 + 694.4 kyr. After this epoch, the universe will contract and collapse by the time of 336.87 t0 + 694.4 kyr. Further, it is shown that cosmic collapse obtained from classical mechanics can be avoided by making quantum gravity corrections relevant near the collapse time due to extremely high energy density and large curvature analogous to the state of the very early universe. Interestingly, the cosmological constant is also induced here; it is extremely small in the classical domain but becomes very high in the quantum domain. This result explains the largeness of the cosmological constant in the early universe due to quantum gravity effects during this era and its very low value in the present universe due to negligible quantum effect in the late universe.

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