Bulk viscosity driving the acceleration of the Universe
Astrophysics
2009-11-10 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The possibility that the present acceleration of the universe is driven by a kind of viscous fluid is exploited. At background level this model is similar to the generalized Chaplygin gas model (GCGM). But, at perturbative level, the viscous fluid exhibits interesting properties. In particular the oscillations in the power spectrum that plagues the GCGM are not present. Possible fundamental descriptions for this viscous dark energy are discussed.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0503362,
title = {Bulk viscosity driving the acceleration of the Universe},
author = {J. C. Fabris and S. V. B. Goncalves and R. de Sa Ribeiro},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0503362},
year = {2009}
}
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Latex file, 8 pages, 3 eps figures