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Crossing the phantom divide without phantom matter

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IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2006/09/004

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dark energy theory; cosmological applications of theories with extra; dimensions

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A class of braneworld models can lead to phantom-like acceleration of the late universe, but without the need for any phantom matter. In the simplest models, the universe contains only cold dark matter and a cosmological constant. We generalize these models by introducing a quintessence field. The new feature in our models is that quintessence leads to a crossing of the phantom divide, w=-1. This is a purely gravitational effect, and there is no phantom instability. Furthermore, the Hubble parameter is always decreasing, and there is no big rip singularity in the future.

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