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Non-linear electrodynamics and the acceleration of the universe

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

It is shown that the addition of a non-linear term to the Lagrangian of the electromagnetic field yields a fluid with an asymptotically super-negative equation of state, causing an accelerated expansion of the universe. Some general properties of nonlinear electromagnetism in cosmology are also discussed.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0312093,
  title  = {Non-linear electrodynamics and the acceleration of the universe},
  author = {M. Novello and S. E. Perez Bergliaffa and J. Salim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0312093},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 1 figure, minor modifications to match version to appear in PRD