Unified Description of Dark Energy and Dark Matter

TL;DR

This paper proposes a unified model where dark matter and dark energy are interconnected through a scale-dependent cosmological constant, explaining their comparable densities and the universe's ultimate dark state.

Contribution

It introduces a scale-dependent cosmological constant linking dark matter and dark energy, providing a unified explanation for their observed density ratio.

Findings

Dark matter is one third of dark energy at all times.

The universe evolves into a dark state composed of dark matter and dark energy.

The model explains the coincidence of dark matter and dark energy densities.

Abstract

Dark energy in the universe is assumed to be vacuum energy. The energy-momentum of vacuum is described by a scale-dependent cosmological constant. The equations of motion imply for the density of matter (dust) the sum of the usual matter density (luminous matter) and an additional matter density (dark matter) similar to the dark energy. The scale-dependent cosmological constant is given up to an exponent which is approximated by the experimentally decided density parameters of dark matter and dark energy. This yields that dark matter is one third of dark energy for all times implying an explanation of the coincidence of dark matter and dark energy. In the final state, the universe becomes dark, consisting of dark matter and dark energy.