Inhomogeneous equation of state of the universe: Phantom era, future singularity, and crossing the phantom barrier

Shin’ichi Nojiri and Sergei D. Odintsov
Phys. Rev. D 72, 023003 – Published 27 July 2005

Abstract

The dark energy universe equation of state (EOS) with inhomogeneous, Hubble parameter dependent term is considered. The motivation to introduce such a term comes from time-dependent viscosity considerations and modifications of general relativity. For several explicit examples of such EOS it is demonstrated how the type of future singularity changes, how the phantom epoch emerges and how the crossing of a phantom barrier occurs. Similar cosmological regimes are considered for the universe with two interacting fluids and for the universe with implicit EOS. For instance, the crossing of the phantom barrier is realized in an easier way, thanks to the presence of inhomogeneous term. The thermodynamical dark energy model is presented where the universe entropy may be positive even at the phantom era as a result of the crossing of the w=1 barrier.

  • Received 24 May 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.72.023003

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Shin’ichi Nojiri1 and Sergei D. Odintsov2

  • 1Department of Applied Physics, National Defence Academy, Hashirimizu Yokosuka 239-8686, Japan
  • 2Instituciò Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) and Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), Edifici Nexus, Gran Capità 2-4, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

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Vol. 72, Iss. 2 — 15 July 2005

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