Dark matter relic density in scalar-tensor gravity revisited

We revisit the calculation of dark matter relic abundances in scalar-tensor gravity using a generic form \(A(\varphi_*) = e^{\beta\varphi_*^2/2}\) for the coupling between the scalar field \(\varphi_*\) and the metric, for which detailed Big Bang Nucleosynthesis constraints are available. We find th...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2015-10
Main Authors: Meehan, Michael T, Whittingham, Ian B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Big bang cosmology
Dark matter
Decoupling
Density
Gravitation
Mathematical analysis
Nuclear fusion
Nuclei (nuclear physics)
Tensors
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Summary:We revisit the calculation of dark matter relic abundances in scalar-tensor gravity using a generic form \(A(\varphi_*) = e^{\beta\varphi_*^2/2}\) for the coupling between the scalar field \(\varphi_*\) and the metric, for which detailed Big Bang Nucleosynthesis constraints are available. We find that BBN constraints restrict the modified expansion rate in these models to be almost degenerate with the standard expansion history at the time of dark matter decoupling. In this case the maximum level of enhancement of the dark matter relic density was found to be a factor of \(\sim 3\), several orders of magnitude below that found in previous investigations.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1508.05174