Brane tachyon dynamics

作者:Zhang, Hongsheng*; Li, Xin-Zhou; Noh, Hyerim
来源:Physics Letters B, 2010, 691(1): 1-10.
DOI:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.06.006

摘要

The dynamics of a tachyon attached to a Dvali, Gabadadze and Porrati (DGP) brane is investigated. Exponential potential and inverse power law potential are explored, respectively. The quasi-attractor behavior, for which the universe will eventually go into a phase similar to the slow-roll inflation, is discovered in both cases of exponential potential and inverse power law potential. The equation of state (EOS) of the virtual dark energy for a single scalar can cross the phantom divide in the branch theta = -1 for both potentials, while the EOS of the virtual dark energy for a single scalar cannot cross this divide in the branch theta = 1.