Coupled quintessence inspired by warm inflation
arXiv:2312.09171 · doi:10.3390/universe10080324
Abstract
We investigate a coupled quintessence cosmological model in which a dark-energy scalar field with an exponential potential interacts directly with a dark-matter fluid through a dissipative term inspired by warm inflation. The evolution equations of this model give rise to a three-dimensional dynamical system for which a thorough qualitative analysis is performed for all values of the relevant parameters. We find that the model is able to replicate the observed sequence of late-time cosmological eras, namely, a long enough matter-dominated era followed by a present era of accelerated expansion. In situations where there is a significant transfer of energy from dark energy to dark matter, temporary scaling-type solutions may arise, but, asymptotically, all solutions are dominated by dark energy.
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