Hypothetical form of dark energy
In cosmology , phantom dark energy [ 1] is a hypothetical form of dark energy . It possesses negative kinetic energy , and predicts expansion of the universe in excess of that predicted by a cosmological constant , which leads to a Big Rip . The idea of phantom dark energy is often dismissed, as it would suggest that the vacuum is unstable with negative mass particles bursting into existence.[ 2] The concept is hence tied to emerging theories of a continuously created negative mass dark fluid , in which the cosmological constant can vary as a function of time.[ 3] [ 4] It is a special type of quintessence .
The term was coined by Robert R. Caldwell in 1999.[ 5] [ 6]
^ Ludwick, Kevin J. (2017-09-14). "The viability of phantom dark energy: A review" . Modern Physics Letters A . 32 (28): 1730025. arXiv :1708.06981 . doi :10.1142/S0217732317300257 . ISSN 0217-7323 .
^ Carroll, Sean (September 14, 2004). "Vacuum stability" . Preposterous Universe Blog . Retrieved February 1, 2019 . ; however, note that the preceding source also contains a link to another blog post on the same blog (a post dated one day earlier!) that also discusses (a lot) the topic of "
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^ Farnes, J. S. (2018). "A Unifying Theory of Dark Energy and Dark Matter: Negative Masses and Matter Creation within a Modified ΛCDM Framework". Astronomy and Astrophysics . 620 : A92. arXiv :1712.07962 . Bibcode :2018A&A...620A..92F . doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201832898 . S2CID 53600834 .
^ Farnes, Jamie (December 17, 2018). "Bizarre 'Dark Fluid' with Negative Mass Could Dominate the Universe" . Space.com .
^ Mack, Katie (2021-05-04). The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking) . Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-9821-0355-2 .
^ Caldwell, R. R (2002-10-03). "A phantom menace? Cosmological consequences of a dark energy component with super-negative equation of state" . Physics Letters B . 545 (1): 23– 29. arXiv :astro-ph/9908168 . doi :10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02589-3 . ISSN 0370-2693 .