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Can an Axion be the Dark Energy particle ?

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2018-08-31 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Following a phenomenological analysis done by the late Martin Perl for the detection of the dark energy, we show that an axion of energy 1.5×103 eV/c21.5\times 10^{-3}~eV/c^2 can be a viable candidate for the dark energy particle. In particular, we obtain the characteristic length and frequency of the axion as a quantum particle. Then, employing a relation that connects the energy density with the frequency of a particle, i.e., ρf4\rho\sim f^{4}, we show that the energy density of axions, with the aforesaid value of mass, as obtained from our theoretical analysis is proportional to the dark energy density computed on observational data, i.e., ρa/ρDEO(1)\rho_{a}/\rho_{DE}\sim \mathcal{O}(1).

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@article{arxiv.1710.05784,
  title  = {Can an Axion be the Dark Energy particle ?},
  author = {Elias C. Vagenas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.05784},
  year   = {2018}
}

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3 pages, REVTeX 4, no figures, to appear in Kuwait J.Sci