One-parametric description for scalar field dark matter potentials

We study the cosmological evolution for a scalar field dark matter model, by considering a parameterization of the evolution equations that allow us to unify in a single parameter a family of potentials: quadratic (free case), trigonometric (Axion-like case), and hyperbolic. After exploring the cosmological dynamics of this model, we perform a statistical analysis to study the viability of such model in comparison with the standard Cold Dark Matter model. We found that the free case is preferred over the other scalar field potentials, but in any case all of them are disfavored by the cosmological observations with respect to the standard model.

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By parameterizing the evolution equations, researchers unified different types of potential families into a single parameter, exploring the cosmological evolution of a scalar field dark matter model. Statistical analysis revealed that the free case is preferred over other scalar field potentials, but all models are disfavored compared to the standard Cold Dark Matter model in terms of cosmological observations.