0Interacting model of new agegraphic dark energy:observational constraints and age problem

Many dark energy models fail to pass the cosmic age test because of the old quasar APM 08279+5255 at redshift z=3.91,the ΛCDMmodel and holographic dark energy models being no exception.Inthis paper,we focus onthe topic of the age problem inthe new agegraphic dark energy(NADE)model.We determine the age of the universe in the NADE model by fitting the observational data,including type Ia supernovae(SNIa),baryon acoustic oscillations(BAO)and the cosmic microwave background(CMB).We find that the NADE model also...     

掠入射法测定液体折射率实验中的光路分析

文章通过掠入射法测定液体折射率实验中的光路分析，以确定最佳的实验方法，使得观察视场中的阴暗分界线最为清楚，便于寻找，提高测量精度。     

Constraints on models with a break in the primordial power spectrum

One of the characteristics of the “Matter Bounce” scenario, an alternative to cosmological inflation for producing a scale-invariant spectrum of primordial adiabatic fluctuations on large scales, is a break in the power spectrum at a characteristic scale, below which the spectral index changes from ns=1$n_s=1$ to ns=3$n_s=3$. We study the constraints which current cosmological data place on the location of such a break, and more generally on the position of the break and the slope at length scales smaller than the break. The observational data we use include the WMAP five-year data set (WMAP5), other CMB data from BOOMERanG, CBI, VSA, and ACBAR, large-scale structure data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS, their luminous red galaxies sample), Type Ia Supernovae data (the “Union” compilation), and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Lyman-α forest power spectrum (Lyα) data. We employ the Markov Chain Monte Carlo method to constrain the features in the primordial power spectrum which are motivated by the matter bounce model. We give an upper limit on the length scale where the break in the spectrum occurs.     

New initial condition of the new agegraphic dark energy model

The initial condition Ω_de(z_ini)=n²(1+z_ini)^-2/4 at z_ini=2000 widely used to solve the differential equation of the density of the new agegraphic dark energy (NADE) Ω_de, makes the NADE model be a single-parameter dark-energy cosmological model. However, we find that this initial condition is only applicable in a flat universe with only dark energy and pressureless matter. In fact, in order to obtain more information from current observational data, such as the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and the baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO), we need to consider the contribution of radiation. For this situation, the initial condition mentioned above becomes invalid. To overcome this shortage, we investigate the evolutions of dark energy in the matter-dominated and the radiation-dominated epochs, and obtain a new initial condition Ω_de(z_ini)=n²(1+z_ini)^-2(1+√F(z_ini)²/4 at z_ini=2000, where F(z)≡Ω_r0(1+z)/[Ω_m0+Ω_r0(1+z)] with Ω_r0 and Ω_m0 being the current density parameters of radiation and pressureless matter, respectively. This revised initial condition is applicable for the differential equation of Ω_de obtained in the standard Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) universe with dark energy, pressureless matter, radiation, and even spatial curvature, and can still keep the NADE model being a single-parameter model. With the revised initial condition and the observational data of type Ia supernova (SNIa), CMB, and BAO, we finally constrain the NADE model. The results show that the single free parameter n of the NADE model can be constrained tightly.     

Baryogenesis in f(R,T) Gravity

We study gravitational baryogenesis in the context of f(R, T) gravity where the gravitational Lagrangian is given by a generic function of the Ricci scalar R and the trace of the stress-energy tensor T. We explore how this type of modified gravity is capable to shed light on the issue of baryon asymmetry in a successful manner. We consider various forms of baryogenesis interaction and discuss the effect of these interaction terms on the baryon to entropy ratio in this setup. We show that baryon asymmetry during the radiation era of the expanding universe can be non-zero in this framework. Then, we calculate the baryon to entropy ratio for some specific f(R, T) models and by using the observational data, we give some constraints on the parameter spaces of these models.     

Constraints on the generalized natural inflation after Planck 2018

Based on the dynamics of single scalar field slow-roll inflation and the theory of reheating, we investigate the generalized natural inflationary (GNI) model. We introduce constraints on the scalar spectral index \begin{document}$n_{s}$\end{document} and the tensor-to scalar ratio r for the \begin{document}$\Lambda$\end{document}CDM \begin{document}$+r$\end{document} model, according to the latest data from Planck 2018 TT, TE, EE+low E+lensing (P18) and BICEP2/Keck 2015 season (BK15), i.e., with \begin{document}$n_{s}=0.9659\pm0.0044$\end{document} at 68% confidence level (CL), and \begin{document}$r<0.0623$\end{document} at 95% CL. We find that the GNI model is favored by P18 and BK15 in the ranges \begin{document}$\log_{10}(f/M_{p})= 0.62^{+0.17}_{-0.18}$\end{document} and \begin{document}$m=0.35^{+0.13}_{-0.23}$\end{document} at 68% CL. In addition, the corresponding predictions of generalized and two-phase reheating are discussed. It follows that the parameter m has significant effect on the model behavior.     

f(T) Non-linear Massive Gravity and the Cosmic Acceleration

Inspired by the f(R) non-linear massive gravity,we propose a new kind of modified gravity model,namely f(T) non-linear massive gravity,by adding the dRGT mass term reformulated in the vierbein formalism,to the f(T)theory.We then investigate the cosmological evolution of f(T) massive gravity,and constrain it by using the latest observational data.We find that it slightly favors a crossing of the phantom divide line from the quintessence-like phase(ω_(de) -1) to the phantom-like one(ω_(de) -1) as redshift decreases.     

A cosmological model with negative energy photons

According to recent investigations of states of quantum fields, we postulate that there exist negative energy photons in the universe. With this assumption, we find a solution of Einstein's equation without introducing the cosmological constant. A new and sizable type Ia supernovae sample is employed to perform a fit with our model and the conventional model. Both models can well account for the current type Ia supernovae observation and they are not distinguishable. With the new model, the cause of the accelerated expansion of the universe and the mechanism of the negative pressure existing in outer space can be explained in ordinary physical terms.     

Finite population corrections for ranked set sampling

Ranked set sampling (RSS) for estimating a population mean is studied when sampling is without replacement from a completely general finite populationx=(x ₁,x ₂,...,x _N ). Explicit expressions are obtained for the variance of the RSS estimator and for its precision relative to that of simple random sampling without replacement. The critical term in these expressions involves a quantity =(x–)(x–) where is anN × N matrix whose entries are functions of the population sizeN and the set-sizem, but where does not depend on the population valuesx. A computer program is given to calculate for arbitraryN andm. When the population follows a linear (resp., quadratic) trend, then is a polynomial inN of degree 2m+2 (resp., 2m+4). The coefficients of these polynomials are evaluated to yield explicit expressions for the variance and the relative precision of for these populations. Unlike the case of sampling from an infinite population, here the relative precision depends upon the number of replications of the set sizem.Prepared with partial support from the Statistical Analysis and Computing Branch. Environmental Statistics and Information Division, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC under a Cooperative Agreement Number CR-821531. The contents have not been subjected to Agency review and therefore do not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency and no official endorsement should be inferred.     

Quark matter influence on observational properties of compact stars

Densities in compact stars may be such that quarks are no longer confined in hadrons, but instead behave as weakly interacting particles. In this regime perturbative calculations are possible. Yet, due to high pressures and an attractive channel in the strong force, condensation of quarks in a superfluid state is likely. This can have interesting consequences for magnetic fields, especially in relation to the discovery of slow-period free precession in a compact star. In this proceedings there will be a discussion of the mass-radius relations of compact stars made from quark matter and magnetic field behaviour in compact stars with a quark matter core.