Hamiltonian dynamics of cosmological quintessence models. (June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ivanov, Rossen I.; Prodanov, Emil M.
• Is Part Of: Nonlinear analysis. Volume 41(2018)
• Page Start: 362
• Page End: 383
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Subjects: Inflation -- Quintessence -- van der Waals gas -- Real virial gas -- Cyclic universe -- FRWL cosmology; Nonlinear functional analysis -- Periodicals; Analyse fonctionnelle non linéaire -- Périodiques; Nonlinear functional analysis; Periodicals; 515.7248
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nonrwa.2017.10.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-1218

Abstract

Abstract: The time-evolution dynamics of two nonlinear cosmological real gas models has been reexamined in detail with methods from the theory of Hamiltonian dynamical systems. These examples are FRWL cosmologies, one based on a gas, satisfying the van der Waals equation and another one based on the virial expansion gas equation. The cosmological variables used are the expansion rate, given by the Hubble parameter, and the energy density. The analysis is aided by the existence of global first integral as well as several special (second) integrals in each case. In addition, the global first integral can serve as a Hamiltonian for a canonical Hamiltonian formulation of the evolution equations. The conserved quantities lead to the existence of stable periodic solutions (closed orbits) which are models of a cyclic Universe. The second integrals allow for explicit solutions as functions of time on some special trajectories and thus for a deeper understanding of the underlying physics. In particular, it is shown that any possible static equilibrium is reachable only for infinite time.