scholarly journals Inflation in terms of a viscous van der Waals coupled fluid

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (09) ◽  
pp. 1850150 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Brevik ◽  
V. V. Obukhov ◽  
A. V. Timoshkin

We propose to describe the acceleration of the universe by introducing a model of two coupled fluids. We focus on the accelerated expansion at the early stages. The inflationary expansion is described in terms of a van der Waals equation of state for the cosmic fluid, when account is taken of bulk viscosity. We assume that there is a weak interaction between the van der Waals fluid and the second component (matter). The gravitational equations for the energy densities of the two components are solved for a homogeneous and isotropic Friedmann–Robertson–Walker (FRW) universe, and analytic expressions for the Hubble parameter are obtained. The slow-roll parameters, the spectral index, and the tensor-to-scalar ratio are calculated and compared with the most recent astronomical data from the Planck satellite. Given reasonable restriction on the parameters, the agreement with observations is favorable.

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 1750185 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Brevik ◽  
E. Elizalde ◽  
S. D. Odintsov ◽  
A. V. Timoshkin

The inflationary expansion of our early-time universe is considered in terms of the van der Waals equation, as equation of state for the cosmic fluid, where a bulk viscosity contribution is assumed to be present. The corresponding gravitational equations for the energy density in a homogeneous and isotropic Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker universe are solved, and an analytic expression for the scale factor is obtained. Attention is paid, specifically, to the role of the viscosity term in the accelerated expansion; the values of the slow-roll parameters, the spectral index, and the tensor-to-scalar ratio for the van der Waals model are calculated and compared with the most recent astronomical data from the Planck satellite. By imposing reasonable restrictions on the parameters of the van der Waals equation, in the presence of viscosity, it is shown to be possible for this model to comply quite precisely with the observational data. One can therefore conclude that the inclusion of viscosity in the theory of the inflationary epoch may definitely improve the cosmological models.


2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (31) ◽  
pp. 1250182 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHAO-JUN FENG ◽  
XIN-ZHOU LI ◽  
XIAN-YONG SHEN

Recently, the vacuum energy of the QCD ghost in a time-dependent background is proposed as a kind of dark energy candidate to explain the acceleration of the Universe. In this model, the energy density of the dark energy is proportional to the Hubble parameter H, which is the Hawking temperature on the Hubble horizon of the Friedmann–Robertson–Walker (FRW) Universe. In this paper, we generalized this model and chose the Hawking temperature on the so-called trapping horizon, which will coincide with the Hubble temperature in the context of flat FRW Universe dominated by the dark energy component. We study the thermodynamics of Universe with this kind of dark energy and find that the entropy-area relation is modified, namely, there is another new term besides the area term.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1950150
Author(s):  
I. Brevik ◽  
A. N. Makarenko ◽  
A. V. Timoshkin

We describe the accelerated expansion of the late-time universe using a generalized equation of state (EoS) when account is taken of bulk viscosity. We assume a homogeneous and isotropic Friedmann–Robertson–Walker spacetime. Solutions of the gravitational equations for dark energy are obtained in implicit form. Characteristic properties of the universe evolution in the presence of the viscosity effects are discussed. Finally, the dynamics of the accelerated expansion of the viscous universe are discussed on the basis of a modified logarithmic-corrected EoS.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (38) ◽  
pp. 2050318
Author(s):  
Umesh Kumar Sharma ◽  
Shikha Srivastava

In this work, we have considered the recently proposed new Tsallis agegraphic dark energy (NTADE) model [Mod. Phys. Lett. A 34, 1950086 (2019)] within the framework of a flat Friedmann–Robertson–Walker (FRW) Universe by taking various values of the parameter [Formula: see text]. The NTADE model shows the current phase transition of the Universe from decelerated to accelerated phase. The NTADE equation of state (EoS) parameter shows a rich behavior as it can be quintessence-like or phantom-like depending on the value of [Formula: see text]. For discriminating the NTADE model from [Formula: see text]CDM, we have plotted the statefinder parameters [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] pair. The NTADE model shows distinct evolutionary trajectories of their evolution in ([Formula: see text]) and ([Formula: see text]) plane. An analysis using the snap parameter and the [Formula: see text] pair dynamical analysis have also been performed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (33) ◽  
pp. 1750182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali İhsan Keskin ◽  
Irfan Acikgoz

In this study, the validity of the generalized second law of thermodynamics (GSLT) has been investigated in F(R, G) gravity. We consider that the boundary of the universe is surrounded by an apparent horizon in the spatially flat Friedmann–Robertson–Walker (FRW) universe, and we take into account the Hawking temperature on the horizons. The unified solutions of the field equations corresponding to gravity theory have been applied to the validity of the GSLT frame, and in this way, both the solutions have been verified and all the expansion history of the universe has been shown in a unified picture.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (22) ◽  
pp. 1785-1792 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. NAYAK ◽  
L. P. SINGH

The present-day accelerated expansion of the universe is naturally addressed within the Brans–Dicke theory just by using holographic dark energy model with inverse of Hubble scale as IR cutoff and power law temporal behavior of scale factor. It is also concluded that if the universe continues to expand, then one day it might be completely filled with dark energy.


Author(s):  
R. K. Tiwari ◽  
D. Sofuoğlu ◽  
A. Beesham

In this study, Friedmann–Robertson–Walker space-time filled with a perfect fluid in [Formula: see text] modified theory, where [Formula: see text] is the Ricci scalar and [Formula: see text] is the trace of the energy–momentum tensor of matter, has been considered. The investigation of the phase transition of the universe from the decelerating expansion phase to the accelerating one has been made by adopting a special form of the varying deceleration parameter that is inversely proportional to the Hubble parameter. The exact solution of the field equations has been derived. The kinematic and dynamical quantities of the model have been obtained and their evolutions have been discussed by means of their graphs. The statefinder diagnostic has been used and the age of the universe has been computed for testing the validity of the model. It has been shown that the dominant energy of the model is ordinary matter which behaves as the SCDM model at the beginning and it is a quintessence like fluid which behaves as the [Formula: see text]CDM model at late times.


2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (04) ◽  
pp. 1650040 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Abdolmaleki ◽  
T. Najafi

Modified gravity (MG) and generalized second law (GSL) of thermodynamics are interesting topics in the modern cosmology. In this regard, we investigate the GSL of gravitational thermodynamics in the framework of modified Gauss–Bonnet (GB) gravity or [Formula: see text]-gravity. We consider a spatially FRW universe filled with the pressureless matter and radiation enclosed by the dynamical apparent horizon with the Hawking temperature. For two viable [Formula: see text] models, we first numerically solve the set of differential equations governing the dynamics of [Formula: see text]-gravity. Then, we obtain the evolutions of the Hubble parameter, the GB curvature invariant term, the density and equation of state (EoS) parameters as well as the deceleration parameter. In addition, we check the energy conditions for both models and finally examine the validity of the GSL. For the selected [Formula: see text] models, we conclude that both models have a stable de Sitter attractor. The EoS parameters behave quite similar to those of the [Formula: see text]CDM model in the radiation/matter dominated epochs, then they enter the phantom region before reaching the de Sitter attractor with [Formula: see text]. The deceleration parameter starts from the radiation/matter dominated eras, then transits from a cosmic deceleration to acceleration and finally approaches a de Sitter regime at late times, as expected. Furthermore, the GSL is respected for both models during the standard radiation/matter dominated epochs. Thereafter when the universe becomes accelerating, the GSL is violated in some ranges of scale factor. At late times, the evolution of the GSL predicts an adiabatic behavior for the accelerated expansion of the universe.


2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (08) ◽  
pp. 627-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHIN'ICHI NOJIRI ◽  
SERGEI D. ODINTSOV

We discuss the modified gravity which may produce the current cosmic acceleration of the universe and eliminate the need for dark energy. It is shown that such models where the action quickly grows with the decrease of the curvature define the FRW universe with the minimal curvature. Infinite time is required to reach the minimal curvature during the universe evolution. It is demonstrated that quantum effects of conformal fields may strongly suppress the instabilities discovered in modified gravity. We also briefly speculate on the modification of gravity combined with the presence of the cosmological constant dark energy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-784
Author(s):  
P. Das ◽  
K. P. Singh

In this paper, we study the Polytropic Gas Dark Energy model and New Agegraphic Dark Energy model in the flat Friedmann Robertson Walker (FRW) Universe and establish a correspondence between them for the scalar fields. This correspondence allows reconstructing the potential of the Polytropic Gas scalar fields and dynamics of the scalar fields according to the evolutions of the New Agegraphic Dark Energy, which describes the accelerated expansion of the Universe.


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