Cosmology with massive neutrinos coupled to dark energy

Cosmological consequences of a coupling between massive neutrinos and dark energy are investigated. In such models, the neutrino mass is a function of a scalar field, which plays the role of dark energy. The evolution of the background and cosmological perturbations are discussed. We find that mass-...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2006-02, Vol.96 (6), p.061301-061301, Article 061301
Hauptverfasser: Brookfield, A W, van de Bruck, C, Mota, D F, Tocchini-Valentini, D
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Cosmological consequences of a coupling between massive neutrinos and dark energy are investigated. In such models, the neutrino mass is a function of a scalar field, which plays the role of dark energy. The evolution of the background and cosmological perturbations are discussed. We find that mass-varying neutrinos can leave a significant imprint on the anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background and even lead to a reduction of power on large angular scales.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.061301