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Cosmological Imprint of an Energy Component with General Equation of State

arXiv:astro-ph/9708069 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.1582

Abstract

We examine the possibility that a significant component of the energy density of the universe has an equation-of-state different from that of matter, radiation or cosmological constant (). An example is a cosmic scalar field evolving in a potential, but our treatment is more general. Including this component alters cosmic evolution in a way that fits current observations well. Unlike , it evolves dynamically and develops fluctuations, leaving a distinctive imprint on the microwave background anisotropy and mass power spectrum.

revised version, with added references, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett. (4 pages Latex, 2 postscript figures)

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