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Brane tachyon dynamics

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-11-21 v1

Abstract

The dynamics of a tachyon attached to a Dvali, Gabadadze and Porrati (DGP) brane is investigated. Exponential potential and inverse power law potential are explored, respectively. The quasi-attractor behavior, for which the universe will eventually go into a phase similar to the slow-roll inflation, is discovered in both cases of exponential potential and inverse power law potential. The equation of state (EOS) of the virtual dark energy for a single scalar can cross the phantom divide in the branch θ=1\theta=-1 for both potentials, while the EOS of the virtual dark energy for a single scalar can not cross this divide in the branch θ=1\theta=1.

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@article{arxiv.1006.2192,
  title  = {Brane tachyon dynamics},
  author = {Hongsheng Zhang and Xin-Zhou Li and Hyerim Noh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.2192},
  year   = {2014}
}

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20 pages, 12 figs, to appear in PLB

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