Addressing the Hubble and S 8 tensions with a kinetically mixed dark sector

DOI10.1088/1475-7516/2023/03/037zbMATH Open1522.83403arXiv2207.13086MaRDI QIDQ6100409FDOQ6100409

Authors: Stephon Alexander, Heliudson Bernardo 

Publication date: 12 May 2023

Published in: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a kinetically mixed dark sector (KMIX) model to address the Hubble and $S_8$ tensions. Inspired from string theory, our model includes two fields: an axion, which plays a role similar to the scalar field in early dark energy models, and a dilaton. This theory differs from other axio-dilaton models aimed at the Hubble tension in that there is necessarily kinetic mixing between the two fields which allows for efficient energy transfer from the axion into the dilaton which has $wapprox1$. As a direct consequence of these dynamics, we find the model does not need to resort to a fine-tuned potential to solve the Hubble tension and naturally accommodates a standard axion potential. Furthermore, the axion will necessarily makeup a small (fuzzy) fraction of $Omeg{a}_{mcdm}$ once it begins to oscillate at the bottom of its potential and will suppress the growth of perturbations on scales sensitive to $S_8$. Interestingly, the scale of the potential for the dilaton has to be small, $lesssimmathcalO(10mmeV{)}^4$, suggesting the possibility for a connection to dark energy. Implementing the dynamics for the background and perturbations in a modified Boltzmann code we calculate the CMB and matter power spectra for our theory. Exploring the parameter space of our model, we find regions which can accommodate a $sim10\mathrm{\%}$ increase in $H_0$ from the Planck inferred value and $S_8$ values that are consistent with large-scale structure constraints.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.13086

zbMATH Keywords

cosmology of theories beyond the SMaxionsstring theory and cosmologyHubble tensioncosmological applications of theories with extra dimensions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Boltzmann equations (35Q20) Other elementary particle theory in quantum theory (81V25) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Dark matter and dark energy (83C56)

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