Scalar field power-law cosmology with spatial curvature and dark energy-dark matter interaction

• Published in: Astrophysics and space science Vol. 342; no. 2; pp. 537 - 547
• Main Authors: Gumjudpai, Burin, Thepsuriya, Kiattisak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-12-2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Astrobiology; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Cosmology; Dark energy; Dark matter; Dust; Observations and Techniques; Original Article; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Space Exploration and Astronautics; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics; Power-law cosmology; Dark energy-dark matter interaction
• ISSN: 0004-640X; 1572-946X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10509-012-1180-9

We consider a late closed universe of which scale factor is a power function of time using observational data from combined WMAP5+BAO+SN Ia dataset and WMAP5 dataset. The WMAP5 data give power-law exponent,
α
=1.01 agreeing with the previous study of
H
(
z
) data while combined data gives
α
=0.985. Considering a scalar field dark energy and dust fluid evolving in the power-law universe, we find field potential, field solution and equation of state parameters. Decaying from dark matter into dark energy is allowed in addition to the non-interaction case. Time scale characterizing domination of the kinematic expansion terms over the dust and curvature terms in the scalar field potential are found to be approximately 5.3 to 5.5 Gyr. The interaction affects in slightly lowering the height of scalar potential and slightly shifting potential curves rightwards to later time. Mass potential function of the interacting Lagrangian term is found to be exponentially decay function.