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Quintessence from time evolution of fundamental mass scale

Quintessence from time evolution of fundamental mass scale. Quintessence and solution of cosmological constant problem should be related !. Ω m + X = 1 Ω m : 25% Ω h : 75% Dark Energy. ?. Time dependent Dark Energy : Quintessence. What changes in time ?

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Quintessence from time evolution of fundamental mass scale

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  1. Quintessence from time evolution of fundamental mass scale

  2. Quintessence and solution of cosmological constant problem should be related !

  3. Ωm + X = 1 Ωm : 25% Ωh : 75% Dark Energy ?

  4. Time dependent Dark Energy :Quintessence • What changes in time ? • Only dimensionless ratios of mass scales are observable ! • V : potential energy of scalar field or cosmological constant • V/M4 is observable • Imagine the Planck mass M increases …

  5. Fundamental mass scale • Unification fixes parameters with dimensions • Special relativity : c • Quantum theory : h • Unification with gravity : fundamental mass scale ( Planck mass , string tension , …)

  6. Fundamental mass scale • Fixed parameter or dynamical scale ? • Dynamical scale Field • Dynamical scale compared to what ? momentum versus mass ( or other parameter with dimension )

  7. Cosmon and fundamental mass scale • Assume all mass parameters are proportional to scalar field χ (GUTs, superstrings,…) • Mp~ χ , mproton~ χ , ΛQCD~ χ , MW~ χ ,… • χ may evolve with time : cosmon • mn/M : ( almost ) constant - observation! Only ratios of mass scales are observable

  8. Example : Field χ denotes scale of transition from higher dimensional physics to effective four dimensional description in theory without fundamental mass parameter (except for running of dimensionless couplings…)

  9. Dilatation symmetry • Lagrange density: • Dilatation symmetry for • Conformal symmetry for δ=0

  10. Dilatation anomaly • Quantum fluctuations responsible for dilatation anomaly • Running couplings: hypothesis • Renormalization scale μ: ( momentum scale ) • λ~(χ/μ) –A • E > 0 : crossover Quintessence

  11. Dilatation anomaly and quantum fluctuations • Computation of running couplings ( beta functions ) needs unified theory ! • Dominant contribution from modes with momenta ~χ ! • No prejudice on “natural value “ of anomalous dimension should be inferred from tiny contributions at QCD- momentum scale !

  12. Cosmology Cosmology : χ increases with time ! ( due to coupling of χ to curvature scalar ) for large χ the ratio V/M4 decreases to zero Effective cosmological constant vanishes asymptotically for large t !

  13. Asymptotically vanishing effective “cosmological constant” • Effective cosmological constant ~ V/M4 • λ ~ (χ/μ) –A • V ~ (χ/μ) –A χ4 • M = χ V/M4 ~(χ/μ) –A

  14. Weyl scaling Weyl scaling : gμν→ (M/χ)2 gμν , φ/M = ln (χ4/V(χ)) Exponential potential : V = M4 exp(-φ/M) No additional constant !

  15. Without dilatation – anomaly : V= const. Massless Goldstone boson = dilaton Dilatation – anomaly : V (φ ) Scalar with tiny time dependent mass : cosmon

  16. Crossover Quintessence ( like QCD gauge coupling) critical χ where δ grows large critical φ where k grows large k²(φ )=δ(χ)/4 k²(φ )= “1/(2E(φc – φ)/M)” ifj c≈ 276/M ( tuning ! ) : this will be responsible for relative increase of dark energy in present cosmological epoch

  17. Realistic cosmology Hypothesis on running couplings yields realistic cosmology for suitable values of A , E , φc

  18. Quintessence cosmology

  19. Dynamics of quintessence • Cosmonj: scalar singlet field • Lagrange density L = V + ½ k(φ)¶j ¶j (units: reduced Planck mass M=1) • Potential : V=exp[-j] • “Natural initial value” in Planck era j=0 • today: j=276

  20. Quintessencemodels • Kinetic function k(φ) : parameterizes the details of the model - “kinetial” • k(φ) = k=const. Exponential Q. • k(φ ) = exp ((φ – φ1)/α) Inverse power law Q. • k²(φ )= “1/(2E(φc – φ))” Crossover Q. • possible naturalness criterion: k(φ=0)/ k(φtoday) : not tiny or huge ! - else: explanation needed -

  21. More models … • Phantom energy( Caldwell ) negative kinetic term ( w < -1 ) consistent quantum theory ? • K – essence( Amendariz-Picon, Mukhanov, Steinhardt ) higher derivative kinetic terms why derivative expansion not valid ? • Coupling cosmon / (dark ) matter( C.W., Amendola ) why substantial coupling to dark matter and not to ordinary matter ? • Non-minimal coupling to curvature scalar – f(φ) R - can be brought to standard form by Weyl scaling !

  22. kinetial Small almost constant k : • Small almost constant Ωh Large k : • Cosmon dominated universe ( like inflation )

  23. Cosmon • Tiny mass • mc ~ H • New long - range interaction

  24. cosmon mass changes with time ! for standard kinetic term • mc2 = V” for standard exponential potential , k ≈ const. • mc2 = V”/ k2 = V/( k2 M2 ) = 3 Ωh (1 - wh ) H2 /( 2 k2 )

  25. Quintessence becomes important “today”

  26. Transition to cosmon dominated universe • Large value k >> 1 : universe is dominated by scalar field • k increases rapidly : evolution of scalar fied essentially stops • Realistic and natural quintessence: k changes from small to large values after structure formation

  27. crossover quintessence k(φ) increase strongly for φ corresponding to present epoch Example (LKT) : exponential quintessence:

  28. Why has quintessence become important “now” ?

  29. a) Properties of cosmon potential or kinetic term

  30. Onset of matter dominance K- essence Amendariz-Picon, Mukhanov, Steinhardt needs higher derivative kinetic term Appearance of non-linear structure Back-reaction effect needs coupling between Dark Matter and Dark Energy b) Quintessence reacts to some special event in cosmology

  31. Needs large inhomogeneities after structure has been formed Local cosmon field participates in structure Back-reaction effect

  32. Quintessence from higher dimensions work with J. Schwindt hep-th/0501049

  33. Time varying constants • It is not difficult to obtain quintessence potentials from higher dimensional or string theories • Exponential form rather generic ( after Weyl scaling) • But most models show too strong time dependence of constants !

  34. Quintessence from higher dimensions An instructive example: Einstein – Maxwell theory in six dimensions Warning : not scale - free ! Dilatation anomaly replaced by explicit mass scales.

  35. Field equations

  36. Energy momentum tensor

  37. Metric Ansatz with particular metric ( not most general ! ) which is consistent with d=4 homogeneous and isotropic Universe and internal U(1) x Z2 isometry B ≠ 1 : football shaped internal geometry

  38. Exact solution m : monopole number ( integer) cosmology with scalar and potential V :

  39. Free integration constants M , B , Φ(t=0) , (dΦ/dt)(t=0) : continuous m : discrete

  40. Conical singularities deficit angle singularities can be included with energy momentum tensor on brane bulk point of view : describe everything in terms of bulk geometry ( no modes on brane without tail in bulk )

  41. Asymptotic solution for large t

  42. Naturalness • No tuning of parameters or integration constants • Radiation and matter can be implemented • Asymptotic solution depends on details of model, e.g. solutions with constant Ωh ≠ 1

  43. problem : time variation of fundamental constants

  44. Dimensional reduction

  45. Time dependent gauge coupling

  46. ???????????????????????? Why becomes Quintessence dominant in the present cosmological epoch ? Are dark energy and dark matter related ? Can Quintessence be explained in a fundamental unified theory ?

  47. End

  48. Can cosmon fluctuations account for dark matter ? Cosmon can vary in space Cosmon dark matter ?

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