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Attempts to explain the nature of dark energy -- How desperate can we get?
Ed Copeland University of Sussex
1. Quintessence – tracking solutions.
2. Models (some inspired by particle physics).
3. K-essence v Quintessence
4. Evidence for evolving dark energy (enter WMAP) ?
5. Problems facing models of dark energy.
Cochin, India, Jan 5th, 2004
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``Disks represent an aging and expanding universe.
Work this year confirmed a bizarre story of how the cosmos was born and what it is
made of.
Dark energy is the primary ingredient in a universe whose expansion rate and age are
now known with unprecedented precision.’’
Science Magazine -- Breakthrough of the year -Dec 2003
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Big result in cosmology: still there in 2004
Lum dist to over 170Type 1a SN -- Universe is accelerating from z of order 1.
New sort of matter driving acceleration.-- Where from?
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The problem with the cosmological constantEinstein (1917) -- static universe
with dust
Not easy to get rid of it, once universe found to be expanding.
Anything that contributes to energy density of vacuum acts like a cosmological constant
Lorentz inv
or
Effective cosm const Effective vac energy
Age Flat Non-vac matter
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Hence:
Problem: expect <> of empty space to be much larger. Consider summing zero-point energies of all normal modes of some field of mass m up to wave number cut off >>m:
Planck scale:
But:
Must cancel to better than 118 decimal places.
Even at QCD scale require 41 decimal places!
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Different approaches to Dark Energy include amongst many:
A true cosmological constant -- if so, why this value? Many possible cosmological constants (false vacua) A time-dependent cosmological constant. Solid –dark energy such as arising from frustrated
network of domain walls. Time dependent solutions arising out of evolving
scalar fields -- Quintessence/K-essence. Modifications of Einstein gravity leading to
acceleration today.
Over 300 papers on archives since 1998 with dark energy in title.
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Key equations :
Friedmann eqn
Fluid eqn.
Acceleration eqn
G82 π≡κwhereNote:
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Universe dom by Quintessence at:
If:
Univ accelerates at:
Coincidence problem – why now?
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Tracker solutionsWetterich,
Peebles and Ratra,
Zlatev, Wang and Steinhardt
Scalar field: )(V2
p;)(V2
:22
φ−φ
=φ+φ
=φ
•
φ
•
φ
EoM:)(
3H B
22 +
κ= φ
φ−φ−=φ
γ−=
γ+φκ
−=
•••
•
••
ddVH3
H3
)(2
H
BB
B2
2+ constraint:
Intro:H6
x•
φκ= H3
Vy κ=
φκ−
≡λddV
V1 ⎟⎠
⎞⎜⎝⎛κλφ
≡−Γ1
dd1
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Eff eqn of state: 22
2
2
2
yxx2
2V
+=
φ+
φ=γ
•
•
φ 222
2
yxH3
+=κ
=Ω φφ
Friedmann eqns and fluid eqns become:
( )[ ]2222 yx1x2x23y
23x3'x −−γ++λ+−=
( )[ ]222 yx1x2y23xy
23'y −−γ++λ−=
1yxH3
222
2
=++κ γ where )a(lnd/d/ ≡
Note: 10:20 ≤Ω≤≤γ≤ φφ
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Generic behaviour Ng, Nunes and Rosati
1. PE KE
2. KE dom scalar field energy den.
3. Const field.
4. Attractor solution: almost const ratio KE/PE.
5. PE dom.
Attractors make initial conditions less important
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Example of late time domination of energy density -- 20 seconds left!
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Original Quintessence model
κφα−
=λα
≡−Γ11( ) α
α+
φ=φ
4MV
α+−α
=φ 22ww B
Peebles and Ratra;
Zlatev, Wang and Steinhardt
)2()w1(3
ii
B
aa α+
+
⎟⎟⎠⎞
⎜⎜⎝⎛
φ=φFind: and
6=α
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Fine Tuning in QuintessenceNeed to match energy density in
Quintessence field to current critical energy density.
( ) α
α+
φ=φ
4MV 4472
20 GeV10H −
≈κ
≤
Find: 222
22c H3
Vy φκ∝κ
= so: pl02
22 MVH ≈φ⇒κ∝
φ= φ
Hence:
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A few models1. Inverse polynomial – found in SUSY QCD - Binetruy
2. Multiple exponential potentials – SUGR and String compactification.
( )φκλ−φκλ− +=
+=φ21 eVeV
VVV
0201
21
Enters two scaling regimes depends on lambda, one tracking radiation and matter, second one dominating at
end. Must ensure do not violate nucleosynthesis constraints.
Barreiro, EC, Nunes
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5.0;20 =β=α
Scaling for wide range of i.c.
Fine tuning: 434470 )eV10(GeV10V −−
φ ≈≈≈
eV10MVm 33
2pl
0 −≈≈Mass:Fifth
force !
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Quintessential Inflation – Peebles and Vilenkin
€
V φ( ) = λ (φ4 + M 4 ) for φ < 0
= λM 4
1+ φ M( )αfor φ ≥ 0
Same field provides both initial inflaton and todays Quintessence – not tracker.
Reheating at end of inflation from grav particle production Ford
Avoids need for minima in inflaton potential,GeV10M;47.0:10 514
0==α⇒=Ω=λ φ
−
Need to be careful do not overproduce grav waves.
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Quintessential Axion -- Kim and Nilles
Light CDM axion (solve strong CP problem) with decay const through hidden sector squark condensation:
Quintaxion (dark energy) with decay const as expected for model independent axion of string theory:
Linear combination of two axions together through hidden sector supergravity breaking.
Model works because of similarities in mass scales:
Scale of susy breaking and scale of QCD axion.
Scale of vacuum energy and mass of QCD axion.
Potential for quintaxion remains very flat, because of smallness of hidden sector quark masses, ideal for Quintessence.
Quintessence mass protected through existence of global symmetry associated with pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson.
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Acceleration from new Gravitational Physics? Starobinski 1980, Carroll et al 2003
Modify Einstein
Const curv vac solutions:
de Sitter or Anti de Sitter
Transform to EH action:
Scalar field min coupled to gravity and non minimally coupled to matter fields with potential:
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Cosmological solutions:1. Eternal de Sitter - just reaches Vmax
and stays there. Fine tuned and unstable.
2. Power law inflation -- overshoots Vmax , universe asymptotes with wDE=-
2/3.
3. Future singularity-- doesn’t reach Vmax , and evolves back towards =0.
Fine tuning needed so acceleration only recently: ~10-33eV
Also, any modification of Einstein-Hilbert action needs to be consistent with classic solar system tests
of gravity. Not obvious these models are!
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Quintessence and M-theory -- where are the realistic models?
`No go’ theorem: forbids cosmic acceleration in cosmological solutions arising from compactification of pure SUGR models where internal space is
time-independent, non-singular compact manifold without boundary --[Gibbons]
Why? : 1.acceleration requires violation of strong energy condition.
2. Strong energy condition not violated by either 11D SUGR or any of the 10D SUGR theories
3. For any compactification described above, if higher dim stress tensor satisfies SEC then so does the lower dimensional stress tensor.
i.e
Must avoid no-go theorem by relaxing conditions of the theorem.
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1. Drop condition that internal space is compact, but not so realistic -- Townsend
2. Allow internal space to be time-dependent, analogue of time-dependent scalar fields -- Lukas
et al, Kaloper et al, Townsend & Wohlfarth, Emparan & Garriga.
Compactified spaces are hyperbolic and lead to cosmologies with transient accelerating phase. Four
dimensional picture, solutions correspond to bouncing the radion field off its exponential potential.
Acceleration occurs at the turning point where the radion stops and potential energy momentarily
dominates.
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Emparan & Garriga
• Field starts at large positive values, with large kinetic energy.
• At turning point, energy is pot dominated and acceleration.
• Left picture, two positive potentials, right picture, sum of positive and negative potentials.
Problems:Difficult to obtain sustained period of inflation.
Current realistic potentials are too steep
These models have kinetic domination, not matter domination before entering accelerated phase.
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However progress is being made to obtain inflation in string theory:
Metastable de Sitter string vacua in TypeIIB string theory, based on stable highly warped IIB
compactifications with NS and RR three-form fluxes. [Kachru et al 2003]
There remain fine tuning issues in these brane models concerning the method of volume stabilisation, the warping of the internal space and the source of the inflationary energy scale. [Kachru et al 2, 2003]
Still early days for inflation in string/M-theory.
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Dymanical approach to cosmological constant [Mukohyama and Randall 2003]
with
and
Pot min at negative value.
As well as std kinetic term, non standard kinetic term-coeff diverges at zero curvature.
Causes lowest energy state never to be achieved.
Instead cosmological constant stalls at or near zero.
Model stable under radiative corrections, leads to stable dynamics.
Still requires reheating
Also issues over solar system tests as earlier.
R~0
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K-essence v Quintessence
K-essence -- scalar fields with non-canonical kinetic terms. Advantage over Quintessence through solving the
coincidence model? -- Armendariz-Picon, Mukhanov, Steinhardt
Long period of perfect tracking, followed by domination of dark energy triggered by transition to
matter domination -- an epoch during which structures can form.
Eqn of state can be <-1
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Fine tuning in K-essence as well: -- Malquarti, EJC, Liddle
Not so clear that K-essence solves the coincidence problem. The basin of attraction into the regime of tracker solutions is small compared to those
where it immediately goes into K-essence domination.
Shaded region is basin of attraction for stable
tracker solution at point R. All other
trajectories go to K-essence dom at point
K.
Based on K-essence model
astro-ph/0004134, Armendariz-Picon et
al.
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Ω+Ω=Ω m0
Enter CMBR:
Provides clue. 1st angular peak in power spectrum.
0peak
220lΩ
≈
€
Ω0=1.095−0.144+0.094
WMAP-Depends on assumed priors
Tegmark et al 2003
Evidence for Dark Energy?
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Concordat between SN1a and CMBR
SN1a measures Ω−Ωm)3/4(
Ω+Ω=Ω m0CMB measures Almost
orthogonal
3/2;3/1;1 m0 ≅Ω≅Ω≅Ω
Consistent with 2df LSS survey and clusters.
Efstathiou et al, astro-ph/0109152
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Evidence for dynamical dark energy ?
Ideally look for evidence in evolution of equation of state as go back in time.
1. Precision CMB anisotropies – lots of models currently compatible.
2. Combined LSS , SN1a and CMB data – tend to give wQ<-0.85 difficult to tell from cosmological constant.
3. Look for more SN1a – SNAP will find over 2000 – can then start to constrain eqn of state.
4. Constraining eqn of state with SZ cluster surveys – compute number of clusters for given set of cosm parameters.
5. Probing the Dark Energy with Quasar clustering – redshift distortions constrain cosm parameters –sensitive to matter-lambda combination.
6. Reconstruct eqn of state from observation – offers hope of method indep of potentials – example is Statefinder method.
7. Look for evidence in variation of fine structure constant.
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How much dark energy is there?
WMAP + SDSS: lots
flatclosedopenTegmark et al.
astro-ph/0310723
1km =Ω+Ω+Ω
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Cmbgg OmOlCMBflat
closedopen
How much dark energy is there?
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Cmbgg OmOlCMB+LSS
How much dark energy is there?
WMAP + SDSS: lots
flatclosedopen
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Cmbgg OmOlCMB+LSS
How much dark energy is there?
flatclosedopen
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Cmbgg OmOlCMB+LSS
How much dark energy is there?
flatclosedopen
Note impact of SN 1a -- if excluded parameter
space opens up
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Dynamical evolution of w?
SNAP as a discriminator
Weller and Albrecht; Kujat et al; Maor et al; Gerke and Efstathiou, Kratochvil et al
Write:∑=
=N
0i
iizw)z(w
or:
∑=
+=N
0i
ii )z1ln(w)z(w
Evaluate magnitude difference for each model and compare with Monte Carlo simulated data
sets.
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Evolution of Fine Structure Constant
Non-trivial coupling to emg:
Olive and Pospelov
ννφ−= FF)(B
41L Fm
2FFF 2
11)(B φξ+φζ+=φExpand about current value of field:
Eff fine structure const depends on value of field
22FFF
F
20
)2(21
)(B4e)(
φζ−ξ+φζ=ααΔ
φπ=φα
510)5.35.0z( −≈−=ααΔ
Claim from analysing quasar absorption
spectra: Webb et al
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EJC, Nunes, Pospelov,
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Model independent approachesSahni et al; Gerke&Efstathiou; Bassett et al; Corasiniti & EC
Idea: certain features common to many models, such as tracker behaviour
characteristic time scales for most models.
m,r
m,rcaam,r
3m2r1P
e1
1)a(f
F)a(fF)a(fF)a(w
Δ−
−
φ
+
=
++=
Constants: Δ;a c Scale factor at transition and width of transition to and from
tracker regimes.
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Actual Best fitCorasiniti &EC
1. Allows for case where have rapid change
2. Physically motivated
3. Depends on tracker properties – otherwise model indep.
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Probing Quintessence with the cmb through the ISW effect-- Corasaniti et al
Use parameterisation of w(z) to test whether we can see difference with Lambda CDM
Rapid transition
Slow transition
Need late rapid
transition to differentiate
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Probing Quintessence with WMAP and SN1a -- Kunz et al
2D Likelihood shows that today w very close to - 1,
as expected.
This is not the same though as saying it always had to be -1.
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Using
Black dots:
Red dots:
Pointing towards
lambda if sigma8 turns
out to be large.
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Cmbgg OmOlCMB+LSS
Nature of the dark energy
Tegmark et al.astro-ph/0310723
Recent claim that w<-1
preferred with evolution from
w=0.
Alam et al.
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Example showing rapid evolution of w(z) for different matter contributions, assuming no priors on remaining parameters, in particular allowing w<-1, and allowing
violtaion of weak energy condition. Note claimed best fit is for w<-1! [Alam et al, 2003]
What does it mean for cosmology to have unstable phantom energy (w<-1)? How do we then include
cosmological perturbations ?
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Summary•Observations transforming field, especially CMBR and LSS. Constraining the cosmological parameters, even before Planck arrives on the scene.
•Why is the universe inflating today – can particle physics provide an answer through scaling solutions – see it through time varying constants?
•Brane inspired cosmology – so much going on in this area. Not discussed here [i.e. self tuning mechanisms -- Nilles et al].
•New Gravitational Physics [1/R terms in Action -- Carroll et al]. Not discussed here.
•Lots of models of dark energy but may yet prove too difficult to separate one from another such as cosmological const – need to try though!
•Finally -- could we all be wrong and we do not need a lambda term? -- [Break in primordial power spec -- Blanchard et al ]