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We discuss some cosmological consequences of a general model of coupled quintessence in which the phenomenological coupling between the cold dark matter and dark energy is a function of the cosmic scale factor $\epsilon(a)$. This class of…

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We consider a generic cosmological model which allows for non-gravitational direct couplings between dark matter and dark energy. The distinguishing cosmological features of these couplings can be probed by current cosmological…

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We investigate a cosmological model in which dark energy, represented by a quintessential scalar field, is directly coupled to a dark-matter perfect fluid. We are interested in solutions of cosmological relevance, namely those for which a…

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We explore a cosmological model in which dark matter is non-minimally coupled to gravity at the fluid level. While typically subdominant compared to Standard Model forces, such couplings may dominate dark matter dynamics. We show that this…

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This study explores the impact of cosmic curvature on structure formation through general relativistic first-order perturbation theory. We analyze continuity and Euler equations, incorporating cosmic curvature into Einstein equations.…

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We investigate $f\left( Q\right) $-gravity with a matter-gravity coupling as a geometric dark energy candidate for the description of the late-time cosmic acceleration within a spatially flat Friedmann--Lema\^{\i}tre-Robertson-Walker…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-24 Andronikos Paliathanasis

The cosmological model of dark energy interacting with cold dark matter without coupling to the baryonic matter, is studied in the background of both classical Einstein and loop quantum cosmology. We consider two types of interacting…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Song Li , Yongge Ma

We introduce a new form of coupling between dark energy and dark matter that is quadratic in their energy densities. Then we investigate the background dynamics when dark energy is in the form of exponential quintessence. The three types of…

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An accelerated expansion phase is being experienced by the universe due to the presence of an unknown energy component known as dark energy (DE). To find out the cosmic evolution scientists ever tried to modify Einstein's gravitational…

General Physics · Physics 2018-11-14 M. Zubair , M. Zeeshan

In modern cosmology, the curiosity of ultimately understanding the nature of the dark energy controlling the recent acceleration of the Universe motivates us to explore its properties by using some novel approaches. In this work, to explore…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-12-19 Sanjay Mandal , Sneha Pradhan , P. K. Sahoo , Tiberiu Harko

This work explores the dynamical stability of cosmological models where dark matter and dark energy can non-minimally couple to spacetime (scalar) curvature. Two different scenarios are presented here. In the initial case, only dark matter…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-07 Saddam Hussain , Anirban Chatterjee , Kaushik Bhattacharya

We consider a model of interacting cosmological constant/quintessence, where dark matter and dark energy behave as, respectively, two coexisting phases of a fluid, a thermally excited Bose component and a condensate, respectively. In a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 G. Mangano , G. Miele , V. Pettorino

We highlight a viable mechanism leading to the formation of dark energy structures on sub-horizon cosmological scales, starting from linear perturbations in scalar-tensor cosmologies. We show that the coupling of the dark energy scalar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Francesca Perrotta , Carlo Baccigalupi

Any non-gravitational coupling between dark matter and dark energy modifies the cosmological dynamics. Interactions in the dark sector are considered to be relevant to address the coincidence problem. Moreover, in various models the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 W. Zimdahl

We explore the effects of dark matter and dark energy on the dynamical scaling properties of galaxy clusters. We investigate the cluster Faber-Jackson (FJ), Kormendy and Fundamental Plane (FP) relations between the mass, radius and velocity…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Pablo A. Araya-Melo , Rien van de Weygaert , Bernard J. T. Jones

The linearized Einstein theory in the approximately flat time-space is modified accounting for a massive graviton as a dark matter in the universe. On the basis of magnetic-type Maxwell- Proca -Vlasov equations, the interactions of the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2013-06-05 Xiao-qing Li

Many models of quintessence predict a time variation of the fundamental constants as well as a composition-dependent gravity like long-range force mediated by the cosmon. We present bounds for the cosmon coupling to matter and radiation…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 C. Wetterich

In the present study, we investigate the interaction between dark energy and dark matter, particularly emphasizing the effects of curvature in the realm of Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) space-time. We examine the system by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-07-07 Trupti Patil , Sukanta Panda

Extended teleparallel gravity, characterized by $F(Q)$ function where $Q$ is the non-metricity scalar, is one of the most promising approaches to general relativity. In this paper, we reexamine a specific dynamical dark energy model, which…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-14 Omar Enkhili , Safae Dahmani , Dalale Mhamdi , Taoufik Ouali , Ahmed Errahmani

In this work, in the framework of dynamical system analysis, we focus on the study of the accelerated expansion of the Universe of $f(Q)$ gravity theory where $Q$ be the non-metricity that describes the gravitational interaction. We…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-07 Amit Samaddar , S. Surendra Singh , Shivangi Rathore