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Invisible QCD as Dark Energy

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-02-23 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We account for the late time acceleration of the Universe by extending the QCD color to a SU(3)SU(3) invisible sector (IQCD). If the Invisible Chiral symmetry is broken in the early universe, a condensate of dark pions (dpions) and dark gluons (dgluons) forms. The condensate naturally forms due to strong dynamics similar to the Nambu--Jona-Lasinio mechanism. As the Universe evolves from early times to present times the interaction energy between the dgluon and dpion condensate dominates with a negative pressure equation of state and causes late time acceleration. We conclude with a stability analysis of the coupled perturbations of the dark pions and dark gluons.

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@article{arxiv.1602.06557,
  title  = {Invisible QCD as Dark Energy},
  author = {Stephon Alexander and Antonino Marcianò and Zhi Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.06557},
  year   = {2016}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures

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