Tensor to scalar ratio of phantom dark energy models

A. E. Schulz and Martin White
Phys. Rev. D 64, 043514 – Published 30 July 2001
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Abstract

We investigate the anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background in a class of models which possesses a positive cosmic energy density but negative pressure, with a constant equation of state w=(p/ρ)<1. We calculate the temperature and polarization anisotropy spectra for both scalar and tensor perturbations by modifying the publicly available code CMBFAST. For a constant initial curvature perturbation or tensor normalization, we have calculated the final anisotropy spectra as a function of the dark energy density and equation of state w and of the scalar and tensor spectral indices. This allows us to calculate the dependence of the tensor-to-scalar ratio on w in a model with phantom dark energy, which may be important for interpreting any future detection of long-wavelength gravitational waves.

  • Received 6 April 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.64.043514

©2001 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

A. E. Schulz

  • Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Martin White

  • Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Vol. 64, Iss. 4 — 15 August 2001

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