An effective field theory of holographic dark energy
Chunshan Lin
Abstract
A general covariant local field theory of the holographic dark energy model is presented. It turns out the low energy effective theory of the holographic dark energy is the massive gravity theory whose graviton has 3 polarisations, including one scalar mode and two tensor modes. The Compton wavelength is the size of the future event horizon of the universe. The UV-IR correspondence in the holographic dark energy model stems from the scalar graviton's strong coupling at the energy scale that marks the breaking down of the effective field theory.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDark energyGravitonEffective field theoryScalar fieldEvent horizonCompton wavelengthQuantum electrodynamicsHolographyScalar field theoryHolographic principleTheoretical physicsScalar (mathematics)Energy conditionDark matterCovariant transformationField theory (psychology)GravitationClassical mechanicsHorizonCosmologyField (mathematics)Quantum mechanicsScalar field dark matterNegative massTensor (intrinsic definition)Dark fluidQuantum field theoryQuantum field theory in curved spacetimeQuantum gravityEvent (particle physics)Negative energyStress–energy tensorScalar–tensor theoryCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsAlgebraic and Geometric Analysis