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Non-minimally coupled tachyon field in teleparallel gravity

Journal Article · · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
 [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shariati Street, Babol (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  2. Department of Basic Sciences, Babol University of Technology, Shariati Street, Babol (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

We perform a full investigation on dynamics of a new dark energy model in which the four-derivative of a non-canonical scalar field (tachyon) is non-minimally coupled to the vector torsion. Our analysis is done in the framework of teleparallel equivalent of general relativity which is based on torsion instead of curvature. We show that in our model there exists a late-time scaling attractor (point P{sub 4}), corresponding to an accelerating universe with the property that dark energy and dark matter densities are of the same order. Such a point can help to alleviate the cosmological coincidence problem. Existence of this point is the most significant difference between our model and another model in which a canonical scalar field (quintessence) is used instead of tachyon field.

OSTI ID:
22525886
Journal Information:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Journal Issue: 04 Vol. 2015; ISSN 1475-7516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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