Structure formation in modified gravity models alternative to dark energy

Details Structure formation in modified gravity models alternative to dark energy Structure formation in modified gravity models alternative to dark energy

2006-01-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0601220v1

JCAP 0603 (2006) 017

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1475-7516/2006/03/017

We study structure formation in phenomenological models in which the Friedmann equation receives a correction of the form $H^{\alpha}/r_c^{2-\alpha}$, which realize an accelerated expansion without dark energy. In order to address structure formation in these model, we construct simple covariant gravitational equations which give the modified Friedmann equation with $\alpha=2/n$ where $n$ is an integer. For $n=2$, the underlying theory is known as a 5D braneworld model (the DGP model). Thus the models interpolate between the DGP model ($n=2, \alpha=1$) and the LCDM model in general relativity ($n \to \infty, \alpha \to 0$). Using the covariant equations, cosmological perturbations are analyzed. It is shown that in order to satisfy the Bianchi identity at a perturbative level, we need to introduce a correction term $E_{\mu \nu}$ in the effective equations. In the DGP model, $E_{\mu \nu}$ comes from 5D gravitational fields and correct conditions on $E_{\mu \nu}$ can be derived by solving the 5D perturbations. In the general case $n>2$, we have to assume the structure of a modified theory of gravity to determine $E_{\mu \nu}$. We show that structure formation is different from a dark energy model in general relativity with identical expansion history and that quantitative features of the difference crucially depend on the conditions on $E_{\mu \nu}$, that is, the structure of the underlying theory of modified gravity. This implies that it is essential to identify underlying theories in order to test these phenomenological models against observational data and, once we identify a consistent theory, structure formation tests become essential to distinguish modified gravity models from dark energy models in general relativity.

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