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The dynamics of expansion and large scale structure formation in the multicomponent Universe with dark energy modeled by the minimally coupled scalar field with generalized linear barotropic equation of state (EoS) are analyzed. It is shown…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-09 B. Novosyadlyj , O. Sergijenko , S. Apunevych , V. Pelykh

This paper examines the growth of dark matter and dark energy perturbations within a non-canonical scalar field model characterized by an exponential potential. Through dynamical system analysis, we identify critical points and track the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-21 Zanyar Ebrahimi , Kayoomars Karami

The behaviour of a massive, non-interacting and non-minimally coupled quantised scalar field in an expanding de Sitter background is investigated by solving the field evolution for an arbitrary initial state. In this approach there is no…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-03-08 Tommi Markkanen , Arttu Rajantie

Non-linear gravitational clustering in a universe dominated by dark energy, modelled by a `quintessence' scalar field, and cold dark matter with space-time varying mass is studied. Models of this type, where the variable mass is induced by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. Matarrese , M. Pietroni , C. Schimd

This paper explores the cosmological implications of a scalar field with a specific potential, crucial for achieving the final equilibrium state of gravitational collapse. We consider a system with two fluids: minimally coupled matter…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-08 Koushiki , Dipanjan Dey , Pankaj S. Joshi

The observational limits on the present energy density of the Universe allow for a component that redshifts like $1/a^2$ and can contribute significantly to the total. We show that a possible origin for such a contribution is that the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 W. Fischler , S. Paban , M. Zanic

A closed mathematical model of the statistical self-gravitating system of scalar charged particles for conformal invariant scalar interactions is constructed on the basis of relativistic kinetics and gravitation theory. Asymptotic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-08-13 Yurii Ignat'ev

While the universe becomes more and more homogeneous at large scales, statistical analysis of galaxy catalogs have revealed a fractal structure at small-scales (\lambda < 100 h^{-1} Mpc), with a fractal dimension D=1.5-2 (Sylos Labini et al…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-30 H. J. de Vega , N. Sánchez , F. Combes

Recent observations confirm that our universe is flat and consists of a dark energy component with negative pressure. This dark energy is responsible for the recent cosmic acceleration as well as determines the feature of future evolution…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Mian Wang

We examine models in which the accelerated expansion of the universe is driven by a scalar field rolling near an inflection point in the potential. For the simplest such models, in which the potential is of the form V(\phi) = V_0 + V_3…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-30 Hui-Yiing Chang , Robert J. Scherrer

A weak fluctuating magnetic field embedded into a turbulent conducting medium grows exponentially while its characteristic scale decays. In the ISM and protogalactic plasmas, the magnetic Pr is very large, so a broad spectrum of growing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Alexander Schekochihin , Steven Cowley , Jason Maron , Leonid Malyshkin

Phantom energy can be visualized as a scalar field with a (non-canonical) negative kinetic energy term. We use the dynamical system formalism to study the attractor behavior of a cosmological model containing a phantom scalar field $\phi$…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. Arturo Urena-Lopez

We study the cosmological evolution of a scalar field that couples to the trace $T=T^{a}_a$ of energy momentum tensor of all the fields (including itself). In the case of a shallow exponential potential, the presence of coupling to the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 M. Sami , T. Padmanabhan

The paper studies a new type of dark energy, a scalar field with positive or negative kinetic energy, generically coupled to a term which is composed by specific contractions of the Riemann tensor. After presenting the resulting field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-07-15 Mihai Marciu

The mechanism of the initial inflationary scenario of the universe and of its late-time acceleration can be described by assuming the existence of some gravitationally coupled scalar fields $\phi $, with the inflaton field generating…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-02-27 Tiberiu Harko , Francisco S. N. Lobo , M. K. Mak

The inflaton field is assumed to possess electric charge. The effect of the charge upon inflation is studied using a parameter \omega_0 that acts as a measure of the quantity of inflaton present. It is shown that at the end of inflation the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Chaves , G. Padilla

A complex scalar field has recently been suggested to bind galaxies and flatten the rotation curves of spirals. Its cosmological behavior is thoroughly investigated here. Such a field is shown to be a potential candidate for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Alexandre Arbey , Julien Lesgourgues , Pierre Salati

We lay out the framework to numerically study nonlinear structure formation in the context of scalar-field-coupled cold dark matter models (phiCDM models) where the scalar field phi serves as dynamical dark energy. Adopting parameters for…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 HongSheng Zhao , Andrea V. Maccio' , Baojiu Li , Henk Hoekstra , Martin Feix

A homogeneous and isotropic quantum cosmological system (universe) initially filled with a uniform scalar field that has a potential in the power law representation is considered. Depending on the epoch, this scalar field yields barotropic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-20 V. E. Kuzmichev , V. V. Kuzmichev

Amplitudes $A_n$ in $d$-dimensional scalar field theory are generated, to all orders in the coupling constant and at $n$-point. The amplitudes are expressed as a series in the mass $m$ and coupling $\lambda$. The inputs are the classical…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Gordon Chalmers