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Coupling dark energy with Standard Model states
M. C. Bento, A. E. Bernardini, O. Bertolami
In this contribution one examines the coupling of dark energy to the gauge fields, to neutrinos, and to the Higgs field. In the first case, one shows how a putative evolution of th…
Dark energy and the Rutherford-Soddy radiative decay law
M. C. Bento, O. Bertolami
It is shown that a putative evolution of the fundamental couplings of strong and weak interactions via coupling to dark energy through a generalized Bekenstein-type model may, for…
The variation of the electromagnetic coupling and quintessence
M. C. Bento, R. Gonzalez Felipe
The properties of quintessence are examined through the study of the variation of the electromagnetic coupling. We consider two simple quintessence models with a modified exponenti…
A Simple Quintessence Model
M. C. Bento, R. Gonzalez Felipe, N. M. C. Santos
A simple model of quintessential inflation with the modified exponential potential is analyzed in the braneworld context. Considering reheating via instant…
Brane assisted quintessential inflation with transient acceleration
M. C. Bento, R. Gonzalez Felipe, N. M. C. Santos
A simple model of quintessential inflation with the modified exponential potential exp(-αϕ) [A + (ϕ-ϕ_0)^2] is analyzed in the braneworld context. Considering reheating via instant…
The electromagnetic coupling and the dark side of the Universe
M. C. Bento, O. Bertolami, P. Torres
We examine the properties of dark energy and dark matter through the study of the variation of the electromagnetic coupling. For concreteness, we consider the unification model of…