Late transient acceleration of the universe in string theory on S{sup 1}/Z{sub 2}
- Department of Applied Physics, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032 (China)
- LERMA/CNRS-FRE 2460, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, ERGA, Boite 142, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris Cedex 05 (France)
- GCAP-CASPER, Department of Physics, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798-7316 (United States)
Recently, in Gong et al (2008 Phys. Lett. B 663 147 [arXiv:0711.1597]) and Wang and Santos (2007 arXiv:0712.3938) we showed that the effective cosmological constant on each of the two orbifold branes can be easily lowered to its current observational value, by using the large extra dimensions in the framework of both M-theory and string theory on S{sup 1}/Z{sub 2}. In this paper, we study the current acceleration of the universe, using the formulae developed in Wang and Santos (2007 arXiv:0712.3938). We first construct explicitly a time-dependent solution to the ten-dimensional bulk of the Neveu-Schwarz/Neveu-Schwarz sector, compactified on a five-dimensional torus. Then, we write down the generalized Friedmann equations on each of the two dynamical branes, and fit the models to the 182 gold Supernova Ia data and the BAO parameter from SDSS, using both of our MINUIT and Monte Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) codes. With the best fitting values of the parameters involved as initial conditions, we integrate the generalized Friedmann equations numerically and find the future evolution of the universe. We find that it depends on the choice of the radion potentials V{sub 4}{sup (I)} (I = 1,2) of the branes. In particular, when choosing them to be Goldberger-Wise potentials, V{sub 4}{sup (I)} = {lambda}{sub 4}{sup (I)}({psi}{sup 2}-v{sub I}{sup 2}){sup 2}, we find that the current acceleration of the universe driven by the effective cosmological constant is only temporary. Due to the effects of the potentials, the universe will finally be in its decelerating expansion phase again. We also study the proper distance between the two branes and find that it remains almost constant during the whole future evolution of the universe in all the models considered.
- OSTI ID:
- 22156734
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2008, Issue 09; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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