Tachyon Field in Cosmology

dc.creatorJassal, H. K.
dc.date2003-03-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:08:11Z
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dc.descriptionWe study cosmological effects of homogeneous tachyon field as dark energy. We concentrate on two different scalar field potentials, the inverse square potential and the exponential potential. These models have a unique feature that the matter density parameter and the density parameter for tachyons remain comparable for a large range in redshift. It is shown that there exists a range of parameters for which the universe undergoes an accelerated expansion and the evolution is consistent with structure formation requirements. For a viable model we require fine tuning of parameters comparable to that in LCDM or in quintessence models. For the exponential potential, the accelerated phase is followed by a phase with a(t)~ t^{2/3} thus eliminating a future horizon.
dc.description3 pages, based on talk at PASCOS'03. To appear in special issue of Pramana
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0303406
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0303406
dc.identifierPramana62:757-760,2004
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/BF02705364
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/190053
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleTachyon Field in Cosmology
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