The peculiar velocity field in a quintessence model
Abstract
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We investigate the evolution of matter density perturbations and some properties of the peculiar velocity field for a special class of exponential potentials in a scalar field model for quintessence, for which a general exact solution is known. The data from the 2-degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) suggest a value of the today pressureless matter density Omega_M0 = 0.18 +- 0.05.
11 pages, 3 figures
11 pages, 3 figures