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Solving Two Puzzles in One Go: Quintessence from a Decaying Dark Matter

2003/12/23 by Houri Ziaeepour, H. Ziaeepour, Ziaeepour, Houri
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Computational Physics and Python Applications #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0312606

3 pages; To appear in the proceedings of the 10th Marcel Grossmann Conference, 22-27 July 2003, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

arxiv created 2003/12/23 · openalex publication_date 2003/12/23 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The mystery of the Dark energy is not just its smallness. The extreme fine tuning of its density in the Early Universe such that it permits galaxy formation before creating a new inflationary epoch is its other unexplained aspect. Here we propose a model based on the very slow decay of a Super Heavy Dark Matter (SDM), presumed candidate for the origin of the Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs). A small part of the remnants energy is in the form of a scalar field which decoheres and behaves like a quintessence field. This model does not need a special form for the potential and a simple ϕ4 theory or an axion like scalar is enough. The equation of state of the Dark Energy becomes very close to a cosmological constant and is very well consistent with observations.

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