Dark Matter and Dark Energy from the solution of the strong CP problem

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

10 pages, 5 figures Revised abstract and added new section on fluctuation evolution. Phys Rev Lett (in press)

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.121301

The Peccei Quinn (PQ) solution of the strong CP problem requires the existence of axions, which are a viable candidate for Dark Matter. Here we show that, if the Nambu Goldstone potential of the PQ model is replaced by a potential V(|\Phi|) admitting a tracker solution, the scalar field |\Phi| can account for Dark Energy, while the phase of \Phi yields axion Dark Matter. Such Dark Matter and Dark Energy turn out to be weakly coupled. If V is a SUGRA potential, the model essentially depends on a single parameter, the energy scale \Lambda. Once we set \Lambda \simeq 10^{10} GeV, at the quark--hadron transition, |\Phi| naturally passes through values suitable to solve the strong CP problem, later growing to values providing fair amounts of Dark Matter and Dark Energy. In this model, the linear growth factor, from recombination to now, is quite close to \LambdaCDM. The selected \Lambda value can be an indication of the scale where the soft breaking of SUSY occurred.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Dark Matter and Dark Energy from the solution of the strong CP problem does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Dark Matter and Dark Energy from the solution of the strong CP problem, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Dark Matter and Dark Energy from the solution of the strong CP problem will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-59020

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.