Cosmological models with running cosmological term and decaying dark matter
- 1. Mark Kac Complex Systems Research Centre, Jagiellonian University, Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków (Poland)
- 2. Astronomical Observatory, Jagiellonian University, Orla 171, 30-244 Kraków (Poland)
Description
We investigate the dynamics of the generalized CDM model, which the term is running with the cosmological time. On the example of the model we show the existence of a mechanism of the modification of the scaling law for energy density of dark matter: . We use an approach developed by Urbanowski in which properties of unstable vacuum states are analyzed from the point of view of the quantum theory of unstable states. We discuss the evolution of term and pointed out that during the cosmic evolution there is a long phase in which this term is approximately constant. We also present the statistical analysis of both the CDM model with dark energy and decaying dark matter and the CDM standard cosmological model. We use data such as Planck, SNIa, BAO, and AP test. While for the former we find the best fit value of the parameter is negative (energy transfer is from the dark matter to dark energy sector) and the parameter belongs to the interval at 2- level. The decaying dark matter causes to lowering a mass of dark matter particles which are lighter than CDM particles and remain relativistic. The rate of the process of decaying matter is estimated. Our model is consistent with the decaying mechanism producing unstable particles (e.g. sterile neutrinos) for which is negative.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2017.01.002Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.dark.2017.01.002;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1508.05637v2;
- PII
- S221268641730002X;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of the Dark Universe
- Journal Volume
- 15
- Journal Page Range
- p. 96-104
- ISSN
- 2212-6864
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 51066291
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BARIUM OXIDES; COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SCALING LAWS; STERILE NEUTRINOS; VACUUM STATES
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; NEUTRINOS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POSTULATED PARTICLES
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