Cosmology with higher-derivative matter fields

May 27, 2014
22 pages
Published in:
  • Int.J.Geom.Meth.Mod.Phys. 13 (2016) 07, 1650102
  • Published: Jun 21, 2016
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Abstract: (World Scientific)
We investigate the cosmological implications of a new class of modified gravity, where the field equations generically include higher-order derivatives of the matter fields, arising from the introduction of non-dynamical auxiliary fields in the action. Imposing a flat, homogeneous and isotropic geometry, we extract the Friedmann equations, obtaining an effective dark-energy sector containing higher-derivatives of the matter energy density and pressure. For the cases of dust, radiation and stiff matter, we analyze the cosmological behavior, finding accelerating, de Sitter and non-accelerating phases, dominated by matter or dark-energy. Additionally, the effective dark-energy equation-of-state parameter can be quintessence-like, cosmological-constant-like or even phantom-like. The detailed study of these scenarios may provide signatures, that could distinguish them from other candidates of modified gravity.
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  • 22 pages, 8 figures, version published in Int.J.Geom.Meth.Mod.Phys
  • Modified gravity
  • higher-order derivatives
  • dark-energy
  • gravitation: model
  • derivative: high
  • matter: energy
  • dark energy
  • cosmological constant
  • expansion: acceleration
  • dark energy: equation of state