Published May 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

Revisiting cosmological diffusion models in Unimodular Gravity and the H 0 tension

  • 1. Instituto de Física y Matemáticas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Edificio C-3, Ciudad Universitaria, CP. 58040 Morelia, Michoacán (Mexico)

Description

Within the framework of Unimodular Gravity, we consider non-gravitational interactions between dark matter and dark energy. Particularly, we describe such interactions in the dark sector by considering diffusion models that couple the cold dark matter fluid with the dark energy component, where the latter has the form of a variable cosmological "constant". For the first time, we solve the cosmological evolution of these models from the radiation dominated era to the present day. We show how the diffusion processes take place by analyzing the cosmological evolution of the energy density parameters Ωcdm and ΩΛ, as well as that of the Hubble parameter. Finally, we perform the statistical analysis, imposing constraints on the diffusion parameters, by using data from Planck 2018, SH0ES, Pantheon, and H0LICOW collaborations. We found that cosmological diffusion models in the framework of Unimodular Gravity can ease the current tension in the value of H0. We also show that the very far future cosmological evolution for all diffusion models is eternally accelerating without future singularities.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2021.100807

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.dark.2021.100807;
PII
S2212686421000388;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of the Dark Universe
Journal Volume
32
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
2212-6864

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54082982
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ENERGY DENSITY; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL INTERACTIONS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; SINGULARITY
Descriptors DEC
FUNDAMENTAL INTERACTIONS; INTERACTIONS; MATTER

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