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Scaling solutions and reconstruction of scalar field potentials

C. Rubano, John D. Barrow

Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 2001 · 99 citations · 19 references

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Starting from the hypothesis of scaling solutions, the general exact form of the scalar field potential is found. In the case of two fluids, it turns out to be a negative power of hyperbolic sine. In the case of three fluids the analytic form is not found, but is obtained by quadratures.

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