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Cosmological dynamics of interacting dark matter-dark energy in generalized Rastall gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-11-19 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

In this work, we investigate late-time interacting cosmologies within the framework of generalized Rastall gravity, where the interaction arises naturally from the non-conservation of the energy-momentum tensor. We formulate the background evolution of the dark sector as an autonomous dynamical system, defining interaction terms Q1=αf˙Q_1=\alpha\,\dot{f} and Q2=f˙(1+α)Q_2=-\dot{f}\,(1+\alpha), with α\alpha a constant parameter and ff a time-dependent function. Three interaction cases are studied: fρmf \propto \rho_m, fρdef \propto \rho_{de}, and fρm+ρdef \propto \rho_m + \rho_{de}, assuming a constant dark-energy equation of state wdew_{de}. For each scenario, we derive the closed dynamical system in terms of the density parameters (Ωde,Ωm)(\Omega_{de}, \Omega_m), identify its fixed points, and analyze their stability across the parameter space. In this context, the phase-space exhibits a standard cosmological dynamics: an unstable radiation point, a transient matter saddle, and a stable late-time attractor with accelerated expansion. In addition, we utilize a joint likelihood analysis with Cosmic Chronometers, PantheonPlus, and DESI data to obtain marginalized parameter estimates at the 68%68\% and 95%95\% confidence levels, constraining the parameter space in each interaction model.

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@article{arxiv.2511.14089,
  title  = {Cosmological dynamics of interacting dark matter-dark energy in generalized Rastall gravity},
  author = {Manuel Gonzalez-Espinoza and Ramón Herrera and Giovanni Otalora and Carlos Ríos and Carlos Rodriguez-Benites},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.14089},
  year   = {2025}
}

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22 pages, 9 figures