Quintessence and tachyon dark energy in interaction with dark matter: Observational constraints and model selection

We derive two field theory models of interacting dark energy, one in which dark energy is associated with the quintessence and another in which it is associated with the tachyon. In both, instead of choosing arbitrarily the potential of scalar fields, these are specified implicitly by imposing that the dark energy fields must behave as the new agegraphic dark energy. The resulting models are compared with the Pantheon supernovae sample, CMB distance information from Planck 2015 data, baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAO) and Hubble parameter data. For comparison, the noninteracting case and the [Formula: see text] model also are considered. By use of the AIC and BIC criteria, we have obtained strong evidence in favor of the two interacting models, and the coupling constants are nonvanishing at more than [Formula: see text] confidence level.

A divergence-free parametrization of deceleration parameter for scalar field dark energy

In this paper, we have considered a spatially flat FRW universe filled with pressureless matter and dark energy (DE). We have considered a phenomenological parametrization of the deceleration parameter [Formula: see text] and from this, we have reconstructed the equation-of-state (EoS) for DE [Formula: see text]. This divergence-free parametrization of the deceleration parameter is inspired from one of the most popular parametrization of the DE EoS given by Barboza and Alcaniz [see E. M. Barboza and J. S. Alcaniz, Phys. Lett. B 666 (2008) 415]. Using the combination of datasets (Type Ia Supernova (SN Ia) + Hubble + baryonic acoustic oscillations/cosmic microwave background (BAO/CMB)), we have constrained the transition redshift [Formula: see text] (at which the universe switches from a decelerating to an accelerating phase) and have found the best fit value of [Formula: see text]. We have also compared the reconstructed results of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] and have found that the results are compatible with a [Formula: see text]CDM universe if we consider SN Ia + Hubble data, but inclusion of BAO/CMB data makes [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] incompatible with [Formula: see text]CDM model. The potential term for the present toy model is found to be functionally similar to a Higgs potential.

Large-scale structure studies with AGN in the eROSITA/SRG All-Sky Survey

The four-year X-ray all-sky survey (eRASS) of the eROSITA telescope aboard the Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma satellite will detect ~ 3 million active galactic nuclei (AGN) with a median redshift of z≈1. We show that this unprecedented AGN sample, complemented with redshift information, will supply us with outstanding opportunities for large-scale structure research. For the first time with a sample of X-ray selected AGN, it will become possible to perform detailed redshift- and luminosity-resolved studies of the linear bias factor, and to convincingly detected baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAOs). To exploit the full potential of the eRASS AGN sample, photometric and spectroscopic surveys of large areas and a sufficient depth will be needed.

THE ΛCDM GROWTH RATE OF STRUCTURE REVISITED

We re-examine the growth index of the concordance Λ cosmology in the light of the latest 6dF and WiggleZ data. In particular, we investigate five different models for the growth index γ, by comparing their cosmological evolution using observational data of the growth rate of structure formation at different redshifts. Performing a joint likelihood analysis of the recent supernovae type Ia data, the Cosmic Microwave Background shift parameter, Baryonic Acoustic Oscillations and the growth rate data, we determine the free parameters of the γ(z) parametrizations and we statistically quantify their ability to represent the observations. We find that the addition of the 6dF and WiggleZ growth data in the likelihood analysis improves significantly the statistical results. As an example, considering a constant growth index we find Ωm0 = 0.273 ± 0.011 and [Formula: see text].