A quantum model of dark energy

TL;DR

This paper introduces a quantum model of dark energy where gluons with tiny masses contribute to a non-zero energy-momentum tensor, aligning with Einstein's cosmological constant.

Contribution

It proposes a novel quantum gluon-based dark energy model and compares it with electroweak boson properties and existing dark energy models.

Findings

Gluons with tiny masses can generate a non-zero energy-momentum tensor.

The model aligns with Einstein's cosmological constant.

Comparison with electroweak bosons provides additional insights.

Abstract

We propose a quantum model of dark energy. The proposed candidate for dark energy is gluon field, as is well-known, gluons are the elementary particles. We assume that gluons may not be completely massless but have tiny masses, thus the gluon field can provide a non-zero energy-momentum tensor. This model corresponds to Einstein's cosmological constant which is one of the generally accepted models for dark energy. Besides the gluon field, we also discuss the properties of electroweak boson field and compare our results with previous known results.