Effective theories for a nonrelativistic field in an expanding universe: Induced self-interaction, pressure, sound speed, and viscosity
Abstract A massive, nonrelativistic scalar field in an expanding spacetime is usually approximated by a pressureless perfect fluid, which leads to the standard conclusion that such a field can play the role of cold dark matter. In this paper, we systematically study these approximations, incorpor...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2021
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/131849 |