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    • Non-minimal quintessence: Dynamics and coincidence problem

      Fatimah Shojai Ali Shojai

      Volume 77 Issue 6 December 2011 pp 1179-1189

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    • Keywords

       

      Non-minimal quintessence; coincidence problem.

    • Abstract

       

      Brans–Dicke scalar–tensor theory provides a conformal coupling of the scalar field with gravity in Einstein’s frame. This model is equivalent to an interacting quintessence in which dark matter is coupled to dark energy. This provides a natural mechanism to alleviate the coincidence problem. We investigate the dynamics of this model and show that it leads to comparable dark energy and dark matter densities today.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Fatimah Shojai1 Ali Shojai1

      1. Department of Physics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    • Dates

       
      Published
      December 2011
      Manuscript received
      27 November 2010
      Manuscript revised
      21 April 2011
      Accepted
      4 May 2011

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