Cosmology and astrophysical constraints of Gauss-Bonnet dark energy

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DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2006.11.048zbMATH Open1248.83164arXivastro-ph/0606078OpenAlexW1988270939WikidataQ58200861 ScholiaQ58200861MaRDI QIDQ712920FDOQ712920


Authors: D. F. Mota, Tomi S. Koivisto Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 18 October 2012

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Cosmological consequences of a string-motivated dark energy scenario featuring a scalar field coupled to the Gauss-Bonnet invariant are investigated. We study the evolution of the universe in such a model, identifying its key properties. The evolution of the homogeneous background and cosmological perturbations, both at large and small scales, are calculated. The impact of the coupling on galaxy distributions and the cosmic microwave background is examined. We find the coupling provides a mechanism to viably onset the late acceleration, to alleviate the coincidence problem, and furthermore to effectively cross the phantom divide at the present while avoiding a Big Rip in the future. We show the model could explain the present cosmological observations, and discuss how various astrophysical and cosmological data, from the Solar system, supernovae Ia, cosmic microwave background radiation and large scale structure constrain it.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0606078




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