https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08804-z
Regular Article – Theoretical Physics
Four-dimensional Brane–Chern–Simons Gravity and Cosmology
1
Departamento de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad de Los Lagos, Avenida Fuchslocher 1305, Osorno, Chile
2
Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Brasil 2950, Valparaíso, Chile
3
Instituto de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Arturo Prat, Avenida Arturo Prat 2120, Iquique, Chile
Received:
21
August
2020
Accepted:
23
December
2020
Published online:
8
January
2021
From the field equations corresponding to a four-dimensional brane embedded in the five-dimensional spacetime of the Einstein–Chern–Simons theory for gravity, we find cosmological solutions that describe an accelerated expansion for a flat universe. Apart from a quintessence-type evolution scheme, we obtain a transient phantom evolution, which is not ruled out by the current observational data. Additionally, a bouncing solution is shown. The introduction of a kinetic term in the action shows a de Sitter behavior although the energy density is not constant. A quintessence behavior is also found. We conjecture on a possible geometric origin of dark energy coming from this action.
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