Cosmology from MAXIMA-1, BOOMERANG, and COBE DMR cosmic microwave background observations

Recent results from BOOMERANG-98 and MAXIMA-1, taken together with COBE DMR, provide consistent and high signal-to-noise measurements of the cosmic microwave background power spectrum at spherical harmonic multipole bands over 2相似文献   

The dynamical evolution of 3-space in a higher dimensional steady state universe

We investigate a class of cosmological solutions of Einstein’s field equations in higher dimensions with a cosmological constant and an ideal fluid matter distribution as a source. We discuss the dynamical evolution of the universe subject to two constraints that (i) the total volume scale factor of the universe is constant and (ii) the effective energy density is constant. We obtain various interesting new dynamics for the external space that yield a time varying deceleration parameter including oscillating cases when the flat/curved external and curved/flat internal spaces are considered. We also comment on how the universe would be conceived by an observer in four dimensions who is unaware of the extra dimensions.     

Friedmann cosmology with decaying vacuum density

Among the several proposals to solve the incompatibility between the observed small value of the cosmological constant and the huge value obtained by quantum field theories, we can find the idea of a decaying vacuum energy density, leading from high values at early times of universe evolution to the small value observed nowadays. In this paper we consider a variation law for the vacuum density recently proposed by Schützhold on the basis of quantum field estimations in the curved, expanding background, characterized by a vacuum density proportional to the Hubble parameter. We show that, in the context of an isotropic and homogeneous, spatially flat model, the corresponding solutions retain the well established features of the standard cosmology, and, in addition, are in accordance with the observed cosmological parameters. Our scenario presents an initial phase dominated by radiation, followed by a dust era long enough to permit structure formation, and by an epoch dominated by the cosmological term, which tends asymptotically to a de Sitter universe. Taking the matter density equals to half of the vacuum energy density, as suggested by observation, we obtain a universe age given by Ht = 1.1, and a decelerating parameter equals to −1/2.     

Probing the dark energy with quasar clustering

We show through Monte Carlo simulations that the Alcock-Paczyński test, as applied to quasar clustering, is a powerful tool to probe the cosmological density and equation of state parameters Omega(m0), Omega(x0), and w. By taking into account the effect of peculiar velocities upon the correlation function we obtain for the Two-Degree Field QSO Redshift Survey the predicted confidence contours for the cosmological constant (w = -1) and spatially flat (Omega(m0)+Omega(x0) = 1) cases. For w = -1, the test is especially sensitive to the difference Omega(m0)-Omega(Lambda0), thus being ideal to combine with cosmic microwave background results. For the flat case, it is competitive with future supernova and galaxy number count tests, besides being complementary to them.     

Holography, UV/IR Relation, Causal Entropy Bound, and Dark Energy

The constraint on the total energy in a given spatial region is given from holography by the mass of a black hole that just fits in that region, which leads to an UV/IR relation： the maximal energy density in that region is proportional to Mp^2/L^2, where Mp is the Planck mass and L is the spatial scale of that region under consideration. Assuming the maximal black hole in the universe is formed through gravitational collapse of perturbations in the universe, then the ＂Jeans＂ scale of the perturbations gives a causal connection scale RCC. For gravitational perturbations, RCC^-2= Max （H＋ 2H^2, -H） for a fiat universe. We study the cosmological dynamics of the corresponding vacuum energy density by choosing the causal connection scale as the IR cutoff in the UV/IR relation, in the cases of the vacuum energy density as an independently conserved energy component and an effective dynamical cosmological constant, respectively. It turns out that only the case with the choice RCC^-2 = H＋ 2H^2, could be consistent with the current cosmological observations when the vacuum density appears as an independently conserved energy component. In this case, the model is called holographic Ricci scalar dark energy model in the literature.     

The Hubble parameter in the early universe with viscous QCD matter and finite cosmological constant

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 fluid and dark energy. The energy density relations obtained from the assumption of covariant conservation of energy‐momentum tensor of the background matter in the early universe are used to derive the basic equation for the Hubble parameter H. The viscous properties described by ultra‐relativistic equations of state and bulk viscosity taken from recent heavy‐ion collisions and lattice QCD calculations have been utilized to give an approximate solution of the field equations. The cosmological constant is conjectured to be related to the energy density of the vacuum. In this treatment, there is a clear evidence for singularity at vanishing cosmic time t indicating the dominant contribution from the dark energy. The time evolution of H seems to last for much longer time than the ideal case, where both cosmological constant and viscosity coefficient are entirely vanishing.     

Correspondence between holographic and Gauss–Bonnet dark energy models

In the present work we investigate the cosmological implications of holographic dark energy density in the Gauss–Bonnet framework. By formulating independently the two cosmological scenarios, and by enforcing their simultaneous validity, we show that there is a correspondence between the holographic dark energy scenario in flat universe and the phantom dark energy model in the framework of Gauss–Bonnet theory with a potential. This correspondence leads consistently to an accelerating universe. However, in general one has not full freedom of constructing independently the two cosmological scenarios. Specific constraints must be imposed on the coupling with gravity and on the potential.     

Cosmological Model Universe Consisting of Two Forms of Dark Energy

Considering a spatially flat FRW metric we obtain a model universe consisting partly of quintessence form of dark energy and partly of cosmological constant form of dark energy; and after studying their physical,dynamical and kinematical properties it is found that our model is a new and viable form of model universe containing dark energy.     

第五讲暗能量和德西特时空

最近的天文观测表明，宇宙是在加速膨胀，而不是原来认为的减速膨胀．为解释加速膨胀，必须在宇宙的物质能量中引入暗能量这一成分，文章讨论了暗能量的可能侯选者，特别强调了宇宙常数问题、德西特时空问题以及和德西特时空相关的一些基本问题．     

The Decay of Massive Scalar Field in Non-Static Gödel Type Universe with Viscous Fluid and Heat Flow

In this study, we have investigated the dynamics of non-static Gödel type rotating universe with massive scalar field, viscous fluid and heat flow in the presence of cosmological constant. For various cosmic matter forms, the behavior of the cosmological constant (Λ), shear (η) and bulk (ξ) viscosity coefficients and other kinematic quantities have studied in the early universe. We have showed the decay of massive scalar field in the non-static rotating Gödel type universe and we have obtained constant scalar field with and without source density. Also, we have investigated the effects of massive scalar field on the matter density and pressure. From solutions of the field equations, we have a cosmological model with non-zero expansion, shear, heat flux and rotation. Also some physical and geometrical aspects of the model discussed.     

New dark energy constraints from supernovae, microwave background, and galaxy clustering

Using supernova, cosmic microwave background, and galaxy clustering data, we make the most accurate measurements to date of the dark energy density rho(X) as a function of cosmic time, constraining it in a rather model-independent way, assuming a flat universe. We find that Einstein's simplest scenario, where rho(X)(z) is constant, remains consistent with these new tight constraints and that a big crunch or big rip is more than 50 Gyr away for a broader class of models allowing such cataclysmic events. We discuss popular pitfalls and hidden priors.     

Improved measurement of B(D+ --> mu+nu) and the pseudoscalar decay constant fD+

We extract a relatively precise value for the decay constant of the meson by measuring B(D+ --> mu+nu) = (4.40 +/-0.66(+0.09)(-0.12) x 10(-4) using 281 pb(-1) of data taken on phi(3770) the resonance with the CLEO-c detector. We find fD+ = (222.6 +/- 16.7(+2.8)(-3.4)) MeV, and compare with current theoretical calculations. We also set a 90% confidence upper limit on B(D+e+nu)< 2.4 x 10(-5) which constrains new physics models.     

A Quantum Mechanical Relation Connecting Time,Temperature, and Cosmological Constant of the Universe: Gamow’S Relation Revisited as a Special Case

Considering our expanding universe as made up of gravitationally interacting particles which describe particles of luminous matter, dark matter and dark energy which is represented by a repulsive harmonic potential among the points in the flat 3-space and incorporating Mach’s principle into our theory, we derive a quantum mechanical relation connecting, temperature of the cosmic microwave background radiation, age, and cosmological constant of the universe. When the cosmological constant is zero, we get back Gamow’s relation with a much better coefficient. Otherwise, our theory predicts a value of the cosmological constant 2.0×10⁻⁵⁶ cm⁻² when the present values of cosmic microwave background temperature of 2.728 K and age of the universe 14 billion years are taken as input.     

Wormholes, Classical Limit and Dynamical Vacuum in Quantum Cosmology

First a Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW)universe filled with dust and a conformally invariantscalar field is quantized. For the closed model we finda discrete set of wormhole quantum states. In the case of flat spacelike sections we find states withclassical behaviour at small values of the scale factorand quantum behaviour for large values of the scalefactor. Next we study a FRW model with a conformally invariant scalar field and a nonvanishingcosmological constant dynamically introduced byregarding the vacuum as a perfect fluid with equation ofstate p = –. The ensuing Wheeler-DeWittequation turns out to be a bona fide Schrodinger equation, andwe find that there are realizable states with a definitevalue of the cosmological constant. Once again we findfinite-norm solutions to the Wheeler-DeWitt equation with definite values of thecosmological constant that represent wormholes,suggesting that in quantum cosmological models with asimple matter content wormhole states are a commonoccurrence.     

Perfect fluid dark matter

Taking the flat rotation curve as input and treating the matter content in the galactic halo region as perfect fluid we obtain a space–time metric at the galactic halo region in the framework of general relativity. We find that the resultant space–time metric is a non-relativistic dark matter induced space–time embedded in a static Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker universe i.e. the flat rotation curve not only leads to the existence of dark matter but also suggests about the background geometry of the universe. Within its range of validity the flat rotation curve and the demand that the dark matter to be non-exotic together indicate for a (nearly) flat universe as favored by the modern cosmological observations. We obtain the expressions for energy density and pressure of dark matter there and consequently the equation of state of dark matter. Various other aspects of the solutions are also analyzed.     

Quintessence Reconstruction of Interacting HDE in a Non-Flat Universe

In this paper we consider quintessence reconstruction of interacting holographic dark energy in a non-fiat background. As system＇s IR cutoff we choose the radius of the event horizon measured on the sphere of the horizon, defined as L = at（t）. To this end we construct a quintessence model by a real, single scalar field. Evolution of the potential, V（φ）, as well as the dynamics of the scalar field, φ, is obtained according to the respective holographic dark energy. The reconstructed potentials show a cosmological constant behavior for the present time. We constrain the model parameters in a fiat universe by using the observational data, and applying the Monte Carlo Markov chain simulation. We obtain the best fit values of the holographic dark energy model and the interacting parameters as c=1.0576-0.6632-0.6632^＋0.3010＋0.3052 and ζ =0.2433-0.2251-.2251^＋0.6373＋0.6373 , respectively. From the data fitting results we also find that the model can cross the phantom line in the present universe where the best fit value of the dark energy equation of state is WD=-1.2429.     

Anisotropic Bianchi-I universe with phantom field and cosmological constant

We study an anisotropic Bianchi-I universe in the presence of a phantom field and a cosmological constant. Cosmological solutions are obtained when the kinetic energy of the phantom field is of the order of anisotropy and dominates over the potential energy of the field. The anisotropy of the universe decreases and the universe transits to an isotropic flat FRW universe accommodating the present acceleration. A class of new cosmological solutions is obtained for an anisotropic universe in case an initial anisotropy exists which is bigger than the value determined by the parameter of the kinetic part of the field. Later, an autonomous system of equations for an axially symmetric Bianchi-I universe with phantom field in an exponential potential is studied. We discuss the stability of the cosmological solutions.      

The cosmological constant is back

A diverse set of observations now compellingly suggest that the universe possesses a nonzero cosmological constant. In the context of quantum-field theory a cosmological constant corresponds to the energy density of the vacuum, and the favored value for the cosmological constant corresponds to a very tiny vacuum energy density. We discuss future observational tests for a cosmological constant as well as the fundamental theoretical challenges — and opportunities — that this poses for particle physics and for extending our understanding of the evolution of the universe back to the earliest moments.This essay received the fifth award from the Gravity Research Foundation, 1995-Ed.     

A dynamical approach to the cosmological constant

This Letter presents an exact analytic solution of a simple cosmological model in presence of both nonrelativistic matter and scalar field where Einstein's cosmological constant Λ appears as an integration constant. Unlike Einstein's cosmological constant ascribed to vacuum energy, the dark energy density and the energy density of the ordinary matter decrease at the same rate during the expansion of the universe. Therefore the model is free of the coincidence problem. Comparing the predictions using this model with the current cosmological observations shows that the results are consistent.