Quintessence unification models from non-abelian gauge dynamics

DOI10.1088/1126-6708/2003/01/033zbMATH Open1226.81310arXivhep-ph/0111292OpenAlexW2031878238MaRDI QIDQ648804FDOQ648804

Axel de la Macorra

Publication date: 29 November 2011

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that the condensates of a non-abelian gauge group, unified with the standard model gauge groups, can parameterize the present day cosmological constant and play the role of quintessence. The models agree with SN1a and recent CMB analysis. These models have {it no free} parameters. Even the initial energy density at the unification scale and at the condensation scale are fixed by the number of degrees of freedom of the gauge group (i.e. by $N_c,N_f$). The values of $N_c,N_f$ are determined by imposing gauge coupling unification and the number of models is quite limited. Using Affleck-Dine-Seiberg superpotential one obtains a scalar potential $V=L{m}_c^{4+n}ph{i}^{-n}$. Models with $2<n<4.27$ or equivalently $2imes10^{-2}GeV<L{m}_c<6imes10^{3}GeV$ do not satisfy the unification constrain. In fact, there are only three models and they have an inverse power potential with $6/11leqnleq2/3$. Imposing primordial nucleosynthesis bounds the preferred model has $N_c=3,N_f=6$, with $n=2/3$, a condensation scale $L{m}_c=4.2imes10^{-8}GeV$ and $wpo=-0.90$ with an average value $weff=-0.93$. Notice that the tracker solution is not a good approximation since it has $w_{tr}=-fr2n+2=-0.75$ for $n=2/3$. We study the evolution of all fields from the unification scale and we calculate the relevant cosmological quantities. We also discuss the supersymmetry breaking mechanism which is relevant for these models.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0111292

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other elementary particle theory in quantum theory (81V25) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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• Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae
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• Lectures on supersymmetric gauge theories and electric-magnetic duality
• Supersymmetry breaking in \(4\)D string theory

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• ON THE QUINTESSENCE WITH ABELIAN AND NON-ABELIAN SYMMETRY
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