Undulant Universe
Astrophysics
2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
If the equation of state for "dark energy" varies periodically, the expansion of the Universe may have undergone alternating eras of acceleration and deceleration. We examine a specific form that survives existing observational tests, does not single out the present state of the Universe as exceptional, and suggests a future much like the matter-dominated past: a smooth expansion without a final inflationary epoch.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0412010,
title = {Undulant Universe},
author = {Gabriela Barenboim and Olga Mena and Chris Quigg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0412010},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
4 pages, 4 figures, uses RevTeX