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Main Authors: Escobedo, Ricardo, Santos-Silva, Roberto, Moreno, Claudia, Hernández-Jiménez, Rafael
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Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.10443
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author Escobedo, Ricardo
Santos-Silva, Roberto
Moreno, Claudia
Hernández-Jiménez, Rafael
author_facet Escobedo, Ricardo
Santos-Silva, Roberto
Moreno, Claudia
Hernández-Jiménez, Rafael
contents In this article, we analyze a 7-dimensional $BF$ theory that, upon dimensional reduction, transforms into an effective 4-dimensional action in which a generic metric is involved. A constraint is imposed in such a way that this is the Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker metric characterized by a scale factor $a(t)=\mathrm{exp}(H_0 t)$ with a Hubble constant $H_{0}=67.70 \,\rm [km\, s^{-1}\,Mpc^{-1}]$. We also compute the barotropic parameter $ω\equiv p/ρ$ from our solutions. Three different scenarios are explored, in which the model transitions from quintessence to phantom regimes, crossing the theoretical phantom divide line. Consequently, the effective action represents a quintom-like scenario. Moreover, we derive some analytic solutions for the scale factor by treating it as a dynamical variable in the effective action. In this case, different outcomes are obtained, where the model can transit from a cosmological constant to a quintessence regime; however, it cannot cross the theoretical phantom divide line. However, this simplistic model successfully captures distinct phases of cosmic expansion.
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spellingShingle Towards a de Sitter quintom-like cosmology from a reduction of a 7-dimensional $BF$ theory
Escobedo, Ricardo
Santos-Silva, Roberto
Moreno, Claudia
Hernández-Jiménez, Rafael
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
In this article, we analyze a 7-dimensional $BF$ theory that, upon dimensional reduction, transforms into an effective 4-dimensional action in which a generic metric is involved. A constraint is imposed in such a way that this is the Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker metric characterized by a scale factor $a(t)=\mathrm{exp}(H_0 t)$ with a Hubble constant $H_{0}=67.70 \,\rm [km\, s^{-1}\,Mpc^{-1}]$. We also compute the barotropic parameter $ω\equiv p/ρ$ from our solutions. Three different scenarios are explored, in which the model transitions from quintessence to phantom regimes, crossing the theoretical phantom divide line. Consequently, the effective action represents a quintom-like scenario. Moreover, we derive some analytic solutions for the scale factor by treating it as a dynamical variable in the effective action. In this case, different outcomes are obtained, where the model can transit from a cosmological constant to a quintessence regime; however, it cannot cross the theoretical phantom divide line. However, this simplistic model successfully captures distinct phases of cosmic expansion.
title Towards a de Sitter quintom-like cosmology from a reduction of a 7-dimensional $BF$ theory
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.10443