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A cosmic scalar field evolving very slowly in time can account for the observed dark energy of the Universe. Unlike a cosmological constant, an evolving scalar field also has local spatial gradients due to gravity. If the scalar field has a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-03-01 Michael V. Romalis , Robert R. Caldwell

We provide a general framework for studying the dark energy cosmology in which a scalar field $\phi$ is nonminimally and kinetically coupled to Cold Dark Matter (CDM). The scalar-graviton sector is described by the action of Horndeski…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-03-18 Ryotaro Kase , Shinji Tsujikawa

Requiring all massless elementary fields to have conformal scaling symmetry removes a conflict between gravitational theory and the quantum theory of elementary particles and fields. Extending this postulate to the scalar field of the Higgs…

General Physics · Physics 2011-05-12 Robert K. Nesbet

A large class of $\Lambda < 0$ cosmologies have big-bang / big crunch spacetimes with time-symmetric backgrounds and asymptotically AdS Euclidean continuations suggesting a possible holographic realization. We argue that these models…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-06-14 Stefano Antonini , Petar Simidzija , Brian Swingle , Mark Van Raamsdonk , Chris Waddell

The singularity structure of cosmological models whose matter content consists of a scalar field with arbitrary non-negative potential is discussed. The special case of spatially flat FRW space-time is analysed in detail using a dynamical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 S. Foster

Scalar cosmological perturbations are investigated in the framework of a model with interacting dark energy and dark matter. In addition to these constituents, the inhomogeneous Universe is supposed to be filled with the standard…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-07-24 Maxim Eingorn , Claus Kiefer

We argue that more cosmological solutions in massive gravity can be obtained if the metric tensor and the tensor $\Sigma_{\mu\nu}$ defined by St\"{u}ckelberg fields take the homogeneous and isotropic form. The standard cosmology with matter…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-05 Yungui Gong

In this work, we carry out a comprehensive perturbative analysis of four cosmological models featuring a sign-switching cosmological constant. Among these, we include the well-known $\Lambda_{\rm s}$CDM model, characterised by an abrupt…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-13 Mariam Bouhmadi-López , Beñat Ibarra-Uriondo

Time-dependent scalar fields provide a candidate explanation for the dark energy. For these to vary on cosmological time scales, the derivative of the scalar potential in Planck units should have roughly the same magnitude as the potential…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-11-24 Mark Van Raamsdonk

Self-similar, spherically symmetric cosmological models with a perfect fluid and a scalar field with an exponential potential are investigated. New variables are defined which lead to a compact state space, and dynamical systems methods are…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-11-19 Alan Coley , Martin Goliath

We explore the dynamical behaviour of cosmological models involving a scalar field (with an exponential potential and a canonical kinetic term) and a matter fluid with spatial curvature included in the equations of motion. Using…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-10-13 Mateja Gosenca , Peter Coles

We study evolution of cosmological models filled with the scalar field and barotropic matter. We consider the scalar field minimally and non-minimally coupled to gravity. We demonstrated the growth of degree of complexity of evolutional…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-12-20 Orest Hrycyna , Marek Szydlowski

An oscillating scalar field can behave like cold dark matter in the expanding Universe. In relativistic cosmology, this perspective is primarily reasoned by an evolution of a background scalar field and its subhorizon perturbations in a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-04-14 Vladimir A. Popov

Scale transformations of cosmological models based on a statistical system of degenerate fermions with a scalar Higgs interaction are studied. The similarity properties of cosmological models are revealed under the scale transformation of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-05-24 Yu. G. Ignat'ev

We examine Friedmann-Robertson-Walker models in three spacetime dimensions. The matter content of the models is composed of a perfect fluid, with a $\gamma$-law equation of state, and a homogeneous scalar field minimally coupled to gravity…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Norman Cruz , Cristian Martinez

We investigate some properties of flat cosmological models with a $\Lambda$ term that decreases with time as $\Lambda \propto a^{-m}$ (a is the scale factor and m is a parameter $0\leq m < 3$). The models are equivalent to standard…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 V. Silveira , I. Waga

We present a model where a non-conventional scalar field may act like dark energy leading to cosmic acceleration. The latter is driven by an appropriate field configuration, which result in an effective cosmological constant. The potential…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Alex Kehagias

The tensions between the values of Hubble constant obtained from the early and the late Universe data pose a significant challenge to modern cosmology. Possible modifications of the flat homogeneous isotropic cosmological {\Lambda}CDM model…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-14 S. L. Parnovsky

This paper explores models of the FLRW universe that incorporate a time-varying cosmological term $\Lambda(t)$. Specifically, we assume a power-law form for the cosmological term as a function of the scale factor: $\Lambda(t)=\Lambda_{0}…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-14 M. Koussour , N. Myrzakulov , J. Rayimbaev

It has been recently proposed that the presence of a temporal electromagnetic field on cosmological scales could explain the phase of accelerated expansion that the universe is currently undergoing. The field contributes as a cosmological…

General Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jose Beltran Jimenez , Tomi S. Koivisto , Antonio L. Maroto , David F. Mota