Dynamical dark energy in the no-scale Brans-Dicke gravity
Dynamical dark energy in the no-scale Brans-Dicke gravity
We add a new scalar field in the no-scale Brans-Dicke gravity and require it to have a global O(2) symmetry with the original scalar field in the Brans-Dicke gravity. This gives us a new massless scalar field in the Einstein frame due to the SO(2) symmetry. We then explicitly break the O(2) symmetry to a $D_4$ symmetry, and this scalar field gains a periodic potential. This scalar field can serve as the quintessence field to explain dark energy. If we further add the $R^2$ term and the non-minimal coupling to the Higgs field, we can realize inflation and reheating, and this leads to a super-Planckian decay constant of the quintessence potential. The super-Planckian decay constant is consistent with the newly released observational data according to a recent analysis.
Muzi Hong、Kyohei Mukaida、Tsutomu T. Yanagida
物理学
Muzi Hong,Kyohei Mukaida,Tsutomu T. Yanagida.Dynamical dark energy in the no-scale Brans-Dicke gravity[EB/OL].(2025-06-02)[2025-06-30].https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01543.点此复制
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