Supernovae Ia Constraints on a Time-Variable Cosmological "Constant"

Details Supernovae Ia Constraints on a Time-Variable Cosmological "Constant" Supernovae Ia Constraints on a Time-Variable Cosmological "Constant"

1999-10-28

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9910527v1

Astrophys.J. 532 (2000) 109-117

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/308575

The energy density of a scalar field $\phi$ with potential $V(\phi) \propto \phi^{-\alpha}$, $\alpha > 0$, behaves like a time-variable cosmological constant that could contribute significantly to the present energy density. Predictions of this spatially-flat model are compared to recent Type Ia supernovae apparent magnitude versus redshift data. A large region of model parameter space is consistent with current observations. (These constraints are based on the exact scalar field model equations of motion, not on the widely used time-independent equation of state fluid approximation equations of motion.) We examine the consequences of also incorporating constraints from recent measurements of the Hubble parameter and the age of the universe in the constant and time-variable cosmological constant models. We also study the effect of using a non-informative prior for the density parameter.

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