Parametrized post-Friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories

We present the most general parametrization of models of dark energy in the form of a scalar field which is explicitly coupled to dark matter. We follow and extend the parametrized post-Friedmannian approach, previously applied to modified gravity theories, in order to include interacting dark energ...

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Main Authors: Skordis, C., Pourtsidou, A., Copeland, Edmund J.
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Published: American Physical Society 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42223/
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Pourtsidou, A.
Copeland, Edmund J.
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description We present the most general parametrization of models of dark energy in the form of a scalar field which is explicitly coupled to dark matter. We follow and extend the parametrized post-Friedmannian approach, previously applied to modified gravity theories, in order to include interacting dark energy. We demonstrate its use through a number of worked examples and show how the initially large parameter space of free functions can be significantly reduced and constrained to include only a few nonzero coefficients. This paves the way for a model-independent approach to classify and test interacting dark energy theories.
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spelling nottingham-422232020-05-04T17:05:59Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42223/ Parametrized post-Friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories Skordis, C. Pourtsidou, A. Copeland, Edmund J. We present the most general parametrization of models of dark energy in the form of a scalar field which is explicitly coupled to dark matter. We follow and extend the parametrized post-Friedmannian approach, previously applied to modified gravity theories, in order to include interacting dark energy. We demonstrate its use through a number of worked examples and show how the initially large parameter space of free functions can be significantly reduced and constrained to include only a few nonzero coefficients. This paves the way for a model-independent approach to classify and test interacting dark energy theories. American Physical Society 2015-04-24 Article PeerReviewed Skordis, C., Pourtsidou, A. and Copeland, Edmund J. (2015) Parametrized post-Friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories. Physical Review D, 91 (8). 083537-1-083537-11. ISSN 2470-0029 https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.083537 doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.083537 doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.083537
spellingShingle Skordis, C.
Pourtsidou, A.
Copeland, Edmund J.
Parametrized post-Friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories
title Parametrized post-Friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories
title_full Parametrized post-Friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories
title_fullStr Parametrized post-Friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories
title_full_unstemmed Parametrized post-Friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories
title_short Parametrized post-Friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories
title_sort parametrized post-friedmannian framework for interacting dark energy theories
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42223/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42223/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42223/