Phantom energy

In cosmology, phantom energy or 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 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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 "", etc.; therefore, [feel free to] "see also": Carroll, Sean (September 13, 2004). "Phantom Energy". "Preposterous Universe" [blog]. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Farnes, Jamie (December 17, 2018). "Bizarre 'Dark Fluid' with Negative Mass Could Dominate the Universe". Space.com.
  5. ^ Mack, Katie (2021-05-04). The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking). Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-9821-0355-2.
  6. ^ 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.

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