Neutrino Models of Dark Energy

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2004-11-10

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0411137v2

Phys.Rev. D71 (2005) 023527

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

12 pages, 6 figures. Added comments on why FNW scenario always leads to a running cosmological constant and a few references.

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.71.023527

I consider a scenario proposed by Fardon, Nelson and Weiner where dark energy and neutrinos are connected. As a result, neutrino masses are not constant but depend on the neutrino number density. By examining the full equation of state for the dark sector, I show that in this scenario the dark energy is equivalent to having a cosmological constant, but one that "runs" as the neutrino mass changes with temperature. Two examples are examined that illustrate the principal feautures of the dark sector of this scenario. In particular, the cosmological constant is seen to be negligible for most of the evolution of the Universe, becoming inportant only when neutrinos become non-relativistic. Some speculations on features of this scenario which might be present in a more realistic theory are also presented.

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