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Non-linear interactions in cosmologies with energy exchange

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-02-18 v2

Abstract

We investigate the case of two interacting fluids in homogeneous and isotropic cosmologies with a non-linear interaction term. The interaction term avoids the unrealistic form generally used in the literature, beginning with Tolman, in which the interaction is zero when the Hubble parameter vanishes. A variety of exact solutions for the scale factor are found and describe a range of new behaviors. We also extend the analysis of possible cosmological solutions with interacting fluids when curvature is taken into consideration. We use an example of energy exchange between radiation and scalar field to alleviate the flatness problem.

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@article{arxiv.1907.06410,
  title  = {Non-linear interactions in cosmologies with energy exchange},
  author = {John D. Barrow and Georgia Kittou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.06410},
  year   = {2020}
}

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15 pages

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