1303.2109 (M. Sharif et al.)

Cosmic Acceleration and Brans-Dicke Theory    [PDF]

M. Sharif, Saira Waheed

This paper is devoted to study the accelerated expansion of the universe by exploring the Brans-Dicke parameter in different eras. For this purpose, we take FRW universe model with viscous fluid (without potential) and Bianchi type I universe model with barotropic fluid (with and without potential). We evaluate deceleration parameter as well as Brans-Dicke parameter to explore cosmic acceleration. It is concluded that accelerated expansion of the universe can also be achieved for higher values of the Brans-Dicke parameter in some cases.

View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1303.2109