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In an undulant universe, cosmic expansion is characterized by alternating periods of acceleration and deceleration. We examine cosmologies in which the dark-energy equation of state varies periodically with the number of e-foldings of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Gabriela Barenboim , Olga Mena Requejo , Chris Quigg

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…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Gabriela Barenboim , Olga Mena , Chris Quigg

Positively-curved, oscillatory universes are studied within the context of Loop Quantum Cosmology subject to a consistent semi-classical treatment. The semi-classical effects are reformulated in terms of an effective phantom fluid with a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 James E. Lidsey , David J. Mulryne , N. J. Nunes , Reza Tavakol

A new kind of evolution for cyclic models in which the Hubble parameter oscillates and keeps positive has been explored in a specific $f(R,T)$ gravity reconstruction. A singularity-free cyclic universe with negative varying cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-11 Nasr Ahmed , Sultan Z. Alamri

An oscillating universe cycles through a series of expansions and contractions. We propose a model in which ``phantom'' energy with a supernegative pressure ($p < - \rho$) grows rapidly and dominates the late-time expanding phase. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-03-29 Katherine Freese , Matthew G. Brown , William H. Kinney

A bouncing scenario of a flat homogeneous and isotropic universe is explored by using the reconstruction technique for the power-law parametrization of the Hubble parameter in a modified gravity theory with higher-order curvature and trace…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-04-03 J. K. Singh , Harshna Balhara , Kazuharu Bamba , J. Jena

We consider a four-dimensional flat-space Friedman universe, which is filled with two interacting ideal fluids (the coupling of dark energy with dark matter of special form). The gravitational equations of motion are solved. It is shown…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-07 A. V. Timoshkin

We study some cosmological constraints on the two phenomenological models of oscillating dark energy. In these scenarios, the equation of state of dark energy varies periodically and may provide a way to unify the early acceleration…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Deepak Jain , Abha Dev , J. S. Alcaniz

We suggest to generalize the dark energy equation of state (EoS) by introduction the relaxation equation for pressure which is equivalent to consideration of the inhomogeneous EoS cosmic fluid which often appears as the effective model from…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-17 Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov

The rapid oscillating scalar field is considered as the quintessence in the framework of nonminimal kinetic coupling model. The scalar field behaves like a perfect fluid with a variable equation of state parameter which can be expressed as…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-12-24 H. Mohseni Sadjadi

The evolution of a flat, isotropic and homogeneous universe is studied. The background geometry in the early phases of the universe is conjectured to be filled with causal bulk viscous cosmological fluid and dark energy. The energy density…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-04-23 A. Tawfik

We study the dynamics of expansion of the homogeneous isotropic Universe and the evolution of its components in the model with nonminimally coupled dynamical dark energy. Dark energy, like the other components of the Universe, is described…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-12-05 R. Neomenko , B. Novosyadlyj , O. Sergijenko

Recent observations show that our universe is accelerating by dark energy, so it is important to investigate the thermodynamical properties of it. The Undulant Universe is a model with equation of state $\omega(a)=-\cos(b\ln a)$ for dark…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-06-18 Tian Lan , Tong-Jie Zhang , Bao-Quan Wang

The aim of this paper is to show, that the 'oscillating universe' is a viable alternative to inflation. We remind that this model provides a natural solution to the flatness or entropy and to the horizon problem of standard cosmology. We…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-31 Ruth Durrer , Joachim Laukenmann

We use action-angle variables to describe the basic physics of coherent scalar field oscillations in the expanding universe. These analytical mechanics methods have some advantages, like the identification of adiabatic invariants. As an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Eduard Masso , Francesc Rota , Gabriel Zsembinszki

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

In this study, we investigated the effects of incorporating barotropic fluids on cosmological solutions within the general relativity (GR) framework. We proposed a modified version of the barotropic fluid with the EoS, $p=\zeta _0 \rho…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-04-29 Rajdeep Mazumdar , Mrinnoy M. Gohain , Kalyan Bhuyan

For the Poincare gauge theory of gravity we consider the dynamical scalar torsion mode in a cosmological context. We explore in particular the possibility of using dynamical torsion to explain the current state of the accelerating Universe.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Hwei-Jang Yo , James M. Nester

Observational evidence of dark energy that makes the Universe nearly flat at the present epoch is very strong. We study the link between spatial continuity and dark energy. We assume that comoving space is a compact 3-manifold of constant…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-02 Boudewijn F. Roukema , Vincent Blanloeil

The unifying approach to early-time and late-time universe based on phantom cosmology is proposed. We consider gravity-scalar system which contains usual potential and scalar coupling function in front of kinetic term. As a result, the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-17 Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov