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The dark energy equation of state
ABSTRACT We perform a study of cosmic evolution with an equation of state parameter ω(t) = ω 0 +ω 1 (tH/H˙ ) by selecting a phenomenological Λ model of the form, Λ˙ ∼ H 3 . This simpleproposition explains both linearly expanding and inﬂation ary Universes with a single set ofequations. We notice that the inﬂation leads to a scaling in t he equation of state parameter,ω(t), and hence in equation of state. In this approach, one of its two parameters have been pinpointed and the other have been delineated. It has been possible to show a connection betweendark energy and Higgs-Boson.Key words: gravitation - cosmological parameters - cosmology: theory- early Universe. 1 INTRODUCTIONCosmological research is mainly concerned with time (and in somecases space as well) evolution of various physical parameters likescale factor, Hubble parameter, matter-energy density etc. Alongwith these parameters, in recent years a new physical entity Λ hasresurrected in the foreground of cosmology. In fact, Λ has becomean essential part of the ﬁeld equations of Einstein after som e ob-servational results (Riess et al. 1998; Perlmutter et al. 1999) indi-cated towards an accelerating Universe. It is believed by most ofthe physicists that the cosmological parameter Λ is responsible fordriving the present acceleration because it can exert negative pres-sure. Moreover, due to some ﬁne-tuning problem (known as cos-mological constant problem), Λ is regarded as a variable quantityrather than a constant.Now, in order to specify exact time-dependence of the un-known physical quantities including Λ, one has to take recourse ofa relationship between cosmic pressure p and matter-energy den-sity ρ involving the equation of state parameter ω. Mathemati-cally speaking, one variable quantity can depend on the productof two other variable quantities. So, one may construct ω as a func-tion of time, red-shift or scale factor (Chervon & Zhuravlev2000;Zhuravlev 2001; Peebles & Ratra 2003). In fact, values of ω at dif-ferent stages of cosmic evolution suggest that it may evolve withtime. As an instance, for the present pressure-less Universe, thevalue of ω is considered as zero, whereas its value was 1/3 in theearly radiation dominated Universe. However, it is convenient toconsider ω as a constant quantity because observational data canhardly distinguish between a varying and a constant equation of
119494697
The Dynamic Cosmological Term $\Lambda$: Some Aspects of Phenomenological Models
Choosing a phenomenological model of $\Lambda$, viz. $\Lambda \sim \dot H$, it has been shown that this model of $\Lambda$ is equivalent to other three types of $\Lambda$, $\Lambda \sim (\dot a/a)^2$, $\Lambda \sim \ddot a/a$ and $\Lambda \sim \rho$. Through an indirect approach, it has also been possible to put a limit on the deceleration parameter $q$. It has been shown that if $q$ becomes less than -1, then this model can predict about the presence of phantom energy.
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Central density dependent anisotropic compact stars
Stars can be treated as a self-gravitating fluid. In this connection, we propose a model for an anisotropic star under the relativistic framework of Krori and Barua (J. Phys. A, Math. Gen. 8:508, 1975) spacetime. It is shown that the solutions are regular and singularity free. The uniqueness of the model is that interior physical properties of the star solely depend on the central density of the matter distribution.
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Do Solar System Tests Permit Higher Dimensional General Relativity?
We perform a survey whether higher dimensional Schwarzschild space-time is compatible with some of the solar system phenomena. As a test we examine four well known solar system effects, viz., (1) Perihelion shift, (2) Bending of light, (3) Gravitational redshift, and (4) Gravitational time delay. It is shown, under a N-dimensional solutions of Schwarzschild type very narrow class of metrics, that the results related to all these physical phenomena are mostly incompatible with the higher dimensional version of general relativity. We compare all these restricted results with the available data in the literature.
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The (2+1)-dimensional charged gravastars
Abstract This is a continuation and generalization of our earlier work on gravastar in ( 2 + 1 ) anti-de Sitter space–time to ( 2 + 1 ) -dimensional solution of charged gravastar. Morphologically this gravastar contains three regions, namely: (i) charged interior, (ii) charged shell and (iii) electrovacuum exterior. We have studied different characteristics in terms of Length and Energy, Entropy, and Junction conditions of the spherical charged distribution. It is shown that the present model of charged gravastar is non-singular and represents itself an alternative of black hole.
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Periodicity of ~155 days in solar electron fluence
In this paper we have investigated the occurrence rate of high energetic(E>10 MeV) solar electron flares measured by IMP-8 spacecraft of NASA for solar cycle 21 (June, 1976 to August, 1986) first time by three different methods to detect periodicities accurately. Power-spectrum analysis confirms a periodicity ~155 days which is in consistent with the result of Chowdhury and Ray (2006), that "Rieger periodicity" was operated throughout the cycle 21 and it is independent on the energy of the electron fluxes.
118994296
Signatures of heavy sterile neutrinos at long baseline experiments
Sterile neutrinos with masses {approx}0.1 eV or higher, allowed with the current oscillation data, can potentially play an important role in astrophysics and cosmology. We explore possible signatures of such sterile neutrinos at long baseline experiments. We determine the neutrino conversion probabilities analytically in a 4-neutrino framework, including matter effects, treating the sterile mixing angles {theta}{sub 14}, {theta}{sub 24}, {theta}{sub 34}, the deviation of {theta}{sub 23} from maximality, as well as {theta}{sub 13} and the ratio {delta}m{sub {center_dot}}{sup 2}/{delta}m{sub atm}{sup 2} as small parameters for a perturbative expansion. This gives rise to analytically tractable expressions for flavor conversion probabilities from which effects of these parameters can be clearly understood. We numerically calculate the signals at a neutrino factory with near and far detectors that can identify the lepton charge, and point out observables that can discern the sterile mixing signals. We find that clean identification of sterile mixing would be possible for {theta}{sub 24}{theta}{sub 34} > or approx. 0.005 (3{sigma}) and {theta}{sub 14} > or approx. 0.06 rad (3{sigma}) with the current bound of {theta}{sub 13}<0.2 rad; a better {theta}{sub 13} bound would allow probing smaller values of sterile mixing. We also generalize the formalism for any number of sterilemore » neutrinos, and demonstrate that only certain combinations of sterile mixing parameters are relevant irrespective of the number of sterile neutrinos. This also leads to a stringent test of the scenario with multiple sterile neutrinos that currently is able to describe all the data from the short baseline experiments, including LSND and MiniBooNE.« less
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Compact strange stars with a medium dependence in gluons at finite temperature
Aims. The possible existence of strange stars in the universe will help in the understanding of various properties of quantum chromodynamics, like asymptotic freedom and chiral symmetry restoration, which is otherwise very difficult to prove in laboratory experiments. Methods. Strange star properties were calculated using large color approximation with built-in chiral symmetry restoration. A relativistic Hartree Fock calculation was performed using the Richardson potential as an interquark interaction. This potential has the asymptotic freedom and a confinement-deconfinement mechanism built into it and the present calculation employs an application of this potential with modified two scale parameters Λ and $\Lambda^{\prime}$, to find a new set of equations of state for strange quark matter. The linear confinement string tension from lattice calculations is 350 MeV and the Coulomb -like part has the parameter 100 MeV from deep inelastic scattering experiments. We also consider the effect of temperature, on gluon mass in a simple way, in addition to the usual density dependence, Results. We obtained a set of new equation of states for strange quark matter and also found that the transition temperature from hadronic matter to strange matter is at 80 MeV, close to the 100 MeV estimated in literature. Conclusions. Formation of strange stars may be the only signal for formation of quark-gluon plasma with asymptotic freedom and chiral symmetry restoration and this may be observable through many processes – such as for example through delayed γ ray afterglow.
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CMB polarization TE power spectrum estimation with non-circular beam
Precise measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropy have been one of the foremost concerns in modern cosmology as it provides valuable information on the cosmology of the universe. However, an accurate estimation of the CMB power spectrum faces many challenges as the CMB experiments sensitivity increases. Furthermore, for polarization experiments the precision of measurement is complicated by the fact that the polarisation signal is very faint compared to the measured total intensity, and could be impossible to detect in the presence of high level of systematics. One of the most important source of errors in CMB polarization experiment is the beam asymmetry. For large data set the estimation of the CMB polarization power spectrum with standard optimal Maximum Likelihood (ML) is prohibitive for high resolution CMB experiments due to the enormous required computation time. In this paper, we present a semi-analytical framework using the pseudo-$C_{l}$ estimator to compute the power spectrum TE of the temperature anisotropy and the E-component of the polarization radiation field using non-circular beams. We adopt a model of beams obtained from a perturbative expansion of the beam around a circular (axisymmetric) one in harmonic space, and compute the resulting bias matrix which relates the true power spectrum with the observed one using an efficient algorithm for rapid computation. We show that for a multipole up to $l_{max}=500$, the bias matrix can be computed in less than one second with a single CPU processor at 2.53 GHz. We find that the uncertainties induced by the beam asymmetry in the polarization power spectrum at the peak of the bias matrix for WMAP and Planck experiments can be as large as a few 10 to 20% (upper limit for Planck LFI 30 GHz)
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Equation of state for asymmetric nuclear matter with infinite-order summation of ring diagrams
The particle-particle hole-hole ring-diagram summation method is employed to obtain the equation of state of asymmetric nuclear matter over a wide range of asymmetry fraction. Compared with Brueckner Hartree-Fock and model-space Brueckner Hartree-Fock calculations, this approach gives a softer equation of state, increased symmetry energy and a lower value for the incompressibility modulus which agrees quite well with the values used in the hydrodynamical model for the supernovae explosion.
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CMB power spectrum estimation with non-circular beam and incomplete sky coverage