Non-minimal Quintessence: Dynamics and coincidence problem
arXiv:1109.2189 · doi:10.1007/s12043-011-0146-8
Abstract
Brans--Dicke scalar--tensor theory provides a conformally 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.
To appear in Pramana Journal of Physics, 2011