Theoretical Constraint on Purely Kinetic k-Essence
YANG Rong-Jia1, ZHANG Shuang-Nan1,2
1Department of Physics and Tsinghua Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 1000842Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 918-3, Beijing 100049
Theoretical Constraint on Purely Kinetic k-Essence
YANG Rong-Jia1;ZHANG Shuang-Nan1,2
1Department of Physics and Tsinghua Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 1000842Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 918-3, Beijing 100049
摘要Purely kinetic k-essence models in which the Lagrangian contains only a kinetic factor and does not depend explicitly on the field itself are considered, and a theoretical constraint is obtained: Fx=F0a-3. Under this theoretical constraint, we discuss a kind of purely k-essence with form F(X)=-(1+2Xn)1/2n, which can be considered as the generalized tachyon field, and find that this kind of k-essence is not likely a candidate of dark energy to describe the present accelerated expansion of the Universe. This is contrary to a previous suggestion that k-essence with such a form may be used to describe phantom cosmologies.
Abstract：Purely kinetic k-essence models in which the Lagrangian contains only a kinetic factor and does not depend explicitly on the field itself are considered, and a theoretical constraint is obtained: Fx=F0a-3. Under this theoretical constraint, we discuss a kind of purely k-essence with form F(X)=-(1+2Xn)1/2n, which can be considered as the generalized tachyon field, and find that this kind of k-essence is not likely a candidate of dark energy to describe the present accelerated expansion of the Universe. This is contrary to a previous suggestion that k-essence with such a form may be used to describe phantom cosmologies.
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