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We derive a condition for converging a common evolutionary track for k-essence (a scalar field dark energy with non-canonical kinetic terms). For the Lagrangian density V(phi)W(X) with X=dot{phi}^2/2, we find tracker solutions with w_{phi}…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Takeshi Chiba

We use scalar-field Lagrangians with a non-canonical kinetic term to obtain unified dark matter models where both the dark matter and the dark energy, the latter mimicking a cosmological constant, are described by the scalar field itself.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-13 Daniele Bertacca , Nicola Bartolo , Antonaldo Diaferio , Sabino Matarrese

The observational effect of all minimally coupled scalar field models of dark energy can be determined by the behavior of the following two parameters : (1) equation of state parameter $w$, which relates dark energy pressure to its energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-20 Sanil Unnikrishnan

Cosmological scenarios with k-essence are invoked in order to explain the observed late-time acceleration of the universe. These scenarios avoid the need for fine-tuned initial conditions (the "coincidence problem") because of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Jin U Kang , Vitaly Vanchurin , Sergei Winitzki

We unveil the dynamical equivalence of field theories with non-canonical kinetic terms and canonical theories with a volume element invariant under transverse diffeomorphisms. The proof of the equivalence also reveals a subtle connection…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-26 Jose Beltrán Jiménez , Teodor Borislavov Vasilev , Darío Jaramillo-Garrido , Antonio L. Maroto , Prado Martín-Moruno

The task of finding a consistent relationship between a quantum Hamiltonian and a classical Lagrangian is of utmost importance for basic, but ubiquitous techniques like canonical quantization and path integrals. Nonconvex kinetic energies…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-01 C. Koliofoti , M. A. Javed , R. -P. Riwar

Within the framework of spatially covariant theories, we propose a general model for dark energy (DE) in which the cosmological background and perturbations are independently controlled by different sets of coefficients, and the equation of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-08-05 Zhibang Yao , Gen Ye , Alessandra Silvestri

An oscillating scalar field as a quintessence model for dark energy is proposed. The case of a power-law potential is particularly intriguing and is the focus of the present article. In this model the equation of state w_{OQ} of dark energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-11-26 Je-an Gu

The general k-essence Lagrangian for the existence of cosmological scaling solutions is derived in the presence of multiple scalar fields coupled to a barotropic perfect fluid. In addition to the scaling fixed point associated with the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-07-14 Takeshi Chiba , Antonio De Felice , Shinji Tsujikawa

We investigate the possibility of replacing the cosmological constant with gradual condensation of a scalar field produced during the decay of a superheavy dark matter. The advantage of this class of models to the ordinary quintessence is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Houri Ziaeepour

In this paper, we consider the Universe at the late stage of its evolution and deep inside the cell of uniformity. At these scales, we can consider the Universe to be filled with dust-like matter in the form of discretely distributed…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-02 Mariam Bouhmadi-López , K. Sravan Kumar , João Marto , João Morais , Alexander Zhuk

This paper is devoted to the investigation of modified Chaplygin gas model in the context of solvable k-essence cosmologies. For this purpose, we construct equations of state parameter of this model for some particular values of the…

General Physics · Physics 2012-07-31 M. Sharif , K. R. Yesmakhanova , S. Rani , R. Myrzakulov

We constrain the parameters of dynamical dark energy in the form of a classical scalar field with barotropic equation of state jointly with other cosmological parameters using various combined datasets including the CMB power spectra from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Olga Sergijenko , Bohdan Novosyadlyj

Dark Energy is some of the weirdest and most mysterious stuff in the universe that tends to increase the rate of expansion of the universe. Two commonly known forms of dark energy are the cosmological constant, a constant energy density…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-28 Ishwaree P. Neupane , Holly Trowland

In this paper we exploit dynamics of a $k-$essence scalar field to realise interactions between dark components of universe resulting in a evolution consistent with observed features of late time phase of cosmic evolution. Stress energy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-07-10 Abhijit Bandyopadhyay , Anirban Chatterjee

The possibility of reconstruction of Lagrangian for the scalar field dark energy with constant effective sound speed $c_s$ is analyzed. It is found that such reconstruction can be made with accuracy up to an arbitrary constant. The value of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-04-29 Olga Sergijenko , Bohdan Novosyadlyj

We consider multiple k-essence sources and obtain the conditions their kinetic functions must satisfy so that purely kinetic k-essences lead to models with phantom barrier crossing. After that, we show that polynomial kinetic functions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Luis P. Chimento , Ruth Lazkoz

The structure of the dark energy equation of state phase plane holds important information on the nature of the physics. We explain the bounds of the freezing and thawing models of scalar field dark energy in terms of the tension between…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Eric V. Linder

In this manuscript, we present a novel dark energy model to study the nature of dark energy. Non-extensive Kaniadakis entropy and, timescale as infrared cutoff are the major tools of the current study. Age of the Universe will serve the…

General Physics · Physics 2022-05-09 Suresh Kumar P , Bramha Dutta Pandey , Pankaj , Umesh Kumar Sharma

A class of $k$-Essence cosmological models, with a power law kinetic term, is quantised in the mini-superspace. It is shown that for a specific configuration, corresponding to a pressureless fluid, a Schr\"odinger-type equation is obtained…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-12-28 C. R. Almeida , J. C. Fabris , F. Sbisá , Y. Tavakoli