Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to study the cosmological evolution of the universe in the framework of dynamical Chern-Simons modified gravity. We take pilgrim dark energy model with Hubble and event horizons in interacting scenario with cold dark matter. For this scenario, we discuss cosmological parameters such as Hubble and equation of state and cosmological plane like and squared speed of sound. It is found that Hubble parameter approaches the ranges (for ) and (74, 74.30) (for ) for Hubble horizon pilgrim dark energy. It implies the ranges (for ) and (73.4, 74) (for ) for event horizon pilgrim dark energy. The equation of state parameter provides consistent ranges with different observational schemes. Also, planes lie in the range (). The squared speed of sound shows stability for all present models in the present scenario. We would like to mention here that our results of various cosmological parameters show consistency with different observational data like Planck, WP, BAO, , SNLS, and WMAP.

1. Introduction

The astronomers have put up a struggle in the subject of cosmology and pointed out that the rapid expansion of the universe is because of an unknown force dubbed as dark energy (DE) with the help of different cosmological and astronomical data (arising from well-known observational schemes) [17]. This DE possesses repulsive force but its nature is still unknown. Unfortunately, any solid argument in favor of DE candidate has not been given till today. The pioneer candidate of DE is the cosmological constant but it is plagued by two serious problems such as fine-tuning and cosmic coincidence. Different setups have been adopted, dynamical DE models, modified and higher dimensional gravity theories, and effective description of the models and gravity theories, in order to illustrate its unknown nature and avoid the cosmological constant problems. The family of Chaplygin gas [810], holographic [11, 12] and new agegraphic DE [13], pilgrim [1421], and so forth lie in the category of the dynamical DE models which are being used most commonly in explaining the cosmological scenario.

Among all dynamical models, holographic DE (HDE) model has been constructed in the framework of quantum gravity on the basis of holographic principle [22]. This model has a remarkable feature because it links the DE density to the cosmic horizon [23, 24] and has been tested through various astronomical observations [25]. It is suggested that this model may play a crucial role in solving DE issues up to some extent. The black hole (BH) entropy plays an essential role in the derivation of this DE model. On the basis of BH entropy relation, Cohen et al. [26] set a relation between the ultraviolet cutoff (short distance) and infrared (IR) cutoff (long distances) by approximating the limit on the formation of black hole in the quantum gravity. It means that total energy of the system with size should not exceed the mass of a BH with the same radius. For the largest value of to saturate this process, the energy density of HDE is given bywhere , and are the numerical constant, reduced Planck mass, and IR cutoff, respectively. In order to illustrate the accelerated expansion of the universe in a better way, different IR cutoffs () have been developed.

Moreover, different modified theories of gravity have also been developed for explaining the accelerated expansion. The Chern-Simons modified gravity is one of them which is recently developed [27] and it is not a random extension. However, this modification is motivated from string theory (as a necessary anomaly-canceling term to conserve unitarity [28]) and loop quantum gravity [29]. Also, this modification displays the violation of parity symmetry in Einstein-Hilbert action due to the addition of the Pontryagin density (which is a simply topological term in four dimensions, unless the coupling constant is not constant or promoted to a scalar field). The details of this proposal for a correction to general relativity have been given in [30]. Recently, some people discuss the cosmological scenario/solutions with the inclusion of various HDE models [3134].

In this paper, we study some DE models such as pilgrim DE (PDE) with Hubble and event horizons in the framework of dynamical Chern-Simons modified gravity. We discuss equation of state (EoS) and Hubble parameters, cosmological plane using EoS parameter, and stability of the models in interacting scenario. We examine these scenarios with respect to redshift function, interacting parameter, and PDE parameter. We check the compatibility of these results by comparing with the data from recent observations. The paper is organized as follows. In the next section, we briefly discuss the dynamics of Chern-Simons modified gravity. Section 3 provides the scenario of dark energy models which involves Hubble and event horizons PDE models. In Section 4, we discuss the cosmological parameters, cosmological plane, and stability scenario for both of these models. Also we give comparison of obtained results with observational data as well as results in literature. Section 5 concludes the discussion.

2. Dynamical Chern-Simons Modified Gravity

The action which describes the Chern-Simons theory is defined as follows [30, 3537]:Here, , and are Ricci scalar, a topological invariant called the Pontryagin term, coupling constant, dynamical variable, action of matter, and the potential, respectively. We set for simplicity. By varying the above action according to the metric as well as the scalar field , we obtain the following field equations:respectively. In these equations, and are the Einstein and Cotton tensors, respectively. The Cotton tensor is defined as follows: In this framework, the energy-momentum tensors have the following forms: where corresponds to scalar field contribution while represents the DE and CDM contributions. Also, represents the energy density due to DE and CDM, while represents the pressure due to only DE component. Moreover, is the four-velocity. Using (3), (4), and (6), we get the following Friedmann equation for flat universe:where is the Hubble parameter and the dot denotes the derivative of scale factor with respect to cosmic time and .

Field equation (4) is associated with the scalar field and for FRW metric. In this scenario, (4) takes the formBy assuming , we can obtain the equationyielding the solutionwhere is an integration constant. In this way, (7) takes the formThe continuity equation in this framework becomes [31]Taking the interaction between CDM and DE into account, the continuity equation may be written aswhere serves as interaction term between CDM and DE which has dynamical nature. The ambiguous nature of CDM as well as DE creates the problem for the choice of interaction term. It is difficult to describe interaction via the first principle. However, the continuity equation provides a clue about the form of interaction; that is, it must be a function of the product of energy density and a term with units of time (such as Hubble parameter). With this idea, different forms for interaction have been proposed. We take the following form of this interaction term:with as an interaction parameter which exchanges the energy between CDM and DE components. By incorporating this in (13), we get

3. Dark Energy Models

The idea of Cohen et al. [26] is reconsidered by Wei [14] with the proposal of PDE. According to Wei, the BH formation can be avoided through appropriate resistive force which is capable of preventing the matter collapse. In this phenomenon, phantomlike DE can play an important role which possesses strong repulsive force as compared to quintessence DE. The effective role of phantomlike DE onto the mass of BH in the universe has also been observed in many different ways. The accretion phenomenon is one of them which favors the possibility of avoidance of BH formation due to the presence of phantomlike DE in the universe. It has been suggested that accretion of phantom DE (which is attained through family of Chaplygin gas models [3844]) reduces the mass of BH.

It is strongly believed that the presence of phantom DE in the universe will force it towards big-rip singularity. This represents that the phantomlike universe possesses ability to prevent the BH formation. The proposal of PDE model [14] also works on this phenomenon which states that phantom DE contains enough repulsive force which can resist against the BH formation. The energy density of PDE has the following form:where both and are dimensionless constants. Wei [14] developed cosmological parameters for PDE model with Hubble horizon and provided different possibilities for avoiding the BH formation through PDE parameter. The first property of PDE isFrom (17) and (18), we have , where is the reduced Plank length. Since , one requiresThe second requirement for PDE is that it gives phantomlike behavior [14]It is stated [14] that a particular cutoff has to choose to obtain the EoS for PDE. For instance, radius of Hubble horizon , event horizon , and the form represented the Ricci length, the Granda-Oliveros length [5], and so forth.

In the present work, we choose Hubble as well as event horizons for the cosmological analysis taking PDE model in the underlying gravity.

(i) Hubble Horizon PDE. The Hubble horizon is the pioneer horizon which is used as an IR cutoff or length scale for HDE model. In the beginning, HDE with this horizon has suffered a problem that its EoS parameter does not give consistent behavior with present day observations about the universe [12]. This shortcoming has been settled down with the passage of time and suggested that HDE with Hubble horizon possesses the ability to explain current scenario of the universe in the presence of interaction with DM [45, 46]. Moreover, the results of various cosmological parameters in the scenario of HDE model with Hubble scale have been investigated through different observational data [47, 48]. Recently, some authors [15, 49] have evaluated this model by taking interaction with CDM and pointed out that it can explain the present scenario of the universe. Here, we use PDE with this horizon and find different cosmological parameters. Thus the energy density of PDE model with Hubble horizon is given as follows:

(ii) Event Horizon PDE. Li [12] proposed event horizon as an IR cutoff and argued that its EoS parameter corresponds to the DE era of the universe. He found that HDE parameter plays a crucial role to obtain desired results of present eras of the universe. Later on, many discussions about cosmic acceleration have been made by choosing this HDE model which provides different constraints on EoS parameter [5053]. The validity of thermodynamics laws has also been discussed by taking event horizon as a boundary of cosmological system [5257]. In addition, different cosmological schemes have been used to check the viability of HDE with event horizon [5861]. The event horizon is given as

4. Cosmological Analysis

In this section, we study the cosmological parameters such as EoS and Hubble parameters and plane which involves - plane and check the stability criteria for both Hubble horizon PDE and event horizon PDE in dynamical Chern-Simons gravity.

4.1. Cosmological Parameters

Here, we address the discussion of the basic cosmological parameters such as Hubble and EoS for PDE models. Firstly we require the rate of change of PDE with Hubble horizon which is given byBy taking the differentiation of (11) and using (16), (23) with , we extract the expression of Hubble parameter for analyzing its behavior as follows:The numerical display of the above differential equation for versus is shown in Figure 1 for various values of and . The other constant parameters are , , and . For (upper left panel), we can observe that the evolution of Hubble parameter lies within the range for all values of interacting parameter. However, it lies in the range for all as well as for as shown in the right upper and lower panels.

The EoS parameter can be obtained with the help of (11), (16), (23), and (24) as follows:The plots of versus for the same constant cosmological parameters are shown in Figure 2. It can be observed that EoS parameter exhibits the phantomlike behavior for all cases of and , except for the case of (where EoS shows variation from vacuum towards quintessence regions). Moreover, the EoS parameter lies in the ranges (for ), (for ), (for ), and (for ).

The time derivative of event horizon PDE takes the formThe evolutionary form of Hubble parameter of event horizon PDE turns out to beIts numerical display versus for three different values of is shown in Figure 3. For (upper left panel), Hubble parameter remains in the range . Moreover, the Hubble parameter increases with the passage of time for the cases . However, it lies between and for the case (lower right panel).

For the event horizon, the EoS parameter turns out to be

We analyze the behavior of above EoS parameter versus redshift parameter through PDE as well as interacting parameters (Figure 4). The present values of EoS parameter are (for ), (for ), (for ), and (for ). We also observe that all the trajectories of EoS parameter cross the phantom divide line from quintessence region and go towards phantom region in all the cases of except for case (where it starts from CDM limit and goes towards phantom era). However, the ranges of EoS parameter lie within the ranges of observational constraints.

4.2. Cosmological Plane

Taking the evolutionary form of EoS parameter as , the - plane is used to explore the dynamical property of DE models where prime shows evolution with respect to . Caldwell and Linder [62] were the first who introduced this method for studying the behavior of quintessence scalar field DE model. Using the obtained results, they divided the - plane into two categories:(i)Thawing region is the region where EoS parameter nearly evolves from and increases with time while its evolution parameter expresses positive behavior; that is, for .(ii)In freezing region, the evolution parameter for EoS parameter remains negative; that is, for .

Taking derivative of (25) with respect to and using (24), we get for Hubble horizon PDE as follows:

For event horizon PDE, takes the form

The - plane for Hubble as well as event horizons PDE with different values of has been displayed in Figures 5 and 6, respectively. For Hubble horizon PDE (Figure 5), the - plane meets the CDM model, that is, , in all cases of for (right upper panel) and (left lower panel). Also, the trajectories satisfy the thawing region (for ) and freezing region (for ). In case of event horizon PDE (Figure 6), the - plane meets the CDM model for only. Moreover, the trajectories meet the freezing region for all cases of and .

4.3. The Stability Analysis

The stability analysis of PDE models in the present framework is being discussed in this section. For this purpose, we extract the following squared speed of sound expression:Inserting corresponding expressions and after some calculations, we obtain squared speed of sound as follows: The squared speed of sound is plotted against redshift parameter in Figure 7 with the same constant parameters. We can observe from the plot (for ) that the squared speed of sound remains positive for the present as well as later epochs exhibiting stability of the model. For the other case , squared speed of sound exhibits the instability at the present epoch while it shows stability of the models for the later epoch.

For event horizon PDE, the squared speed of sound becomesThe plots of this equation are shown in Figure 8. Notice that it exhibits the viability as well as stability of the interacting PDE with event horizon in the present scenario throughout its history.

4.4. Comparison with Observational Data and Literature

Riess et al. [63] found the following ranges of Hubble parameter: by using HST observations of Cepheid variables in the host galaxies of eight SNe of type Ia to calibrate the supernova magnitude-redshift relation within level. Freedman et al. [64] suggested the following best fit constraints: According to nine-year WMAP observational data [7], Hinshaw et al. provide the following constraints: Here, we pointed out that our results of Hubble parameter show consistency with all the above constraints.

It is interesting to mention here that the ranges of EoS parameter for both PDE models lie within the following observational constraints. Ade et al. [65] (Planck data) provided the following constraints for EoS: by implying different combination of observational schemes at confidence level. The trajectories of EoS parameter also favor the following nine-year WMAP observational data:

The constructed planes in both PDE models (Figures 5 and 6) also meet the following constraints as developed by Ade et al. [65]: at confidence level. The WMAP nine-year observational data constrain these parameters as follows: using data and data gives

Sharif and Jawad [15] discussed interacting PDE taking three cutoffs (Hubbl horizon, event horizon and conformal age of the universe) in flat FRW universe. It is found that phantom DE is obtained for PDE parameter in all cases except for noninteracting case while it is obtained for different ranges of . It is remarked that gives more useful and compatible description for making consensus on the idea of PDE. Taking - plane, it is found that CDM is achieved in noninteracting case for PDE with Hubble horizon and conformal age of the universe, while it is achieved for all the cases for PDE with event horizon. In Chern-Simons gravity, the cosmological evolution of the universe is discussed taking Ricci dark energy model with the help of EoS parameter [33]. In this paper, the Eos parameter describes the evolution from stiff matter-dominated universe to DE-dominated universe driven by cosmological constant (). The proposal of PDE is based on the idea that phantom DE possesses enough resistive force to preclude BH formation. Hence, in the framework of Chern-Simons gravity with help of PDE model, we determine the phantom behavior of the universe.

In another paper [18] taking generalized ghost version of PDE, it is found that the presence of phantom energy for the interacting case is comparatively larger than the interacting case via EoS parameter. This model remained stable in different ranges depending on values of parameters while - plane represented the same result as in [15]. In the present paper, we have obtained through the behavior of EoS parameter that the formation of BHs can be avoided through this framework of PDE with . It is interesting to mention here that the ranges of EoS parameter for both PDE models lie within the observational constraints. For the - plane for Hubble as well as event horizons PDE, the CDM limit is achieved for different values of PDE parameter . The squared speed of sound represents stability at later epochs for both models.

5. Concluding Remarks

Up to now, most of the works on this gravity have been restricted to cosmological solutions of scale factor in flat FRW universe in the presence of family of well-known HDE models [3133]. Moreover, the cosmological consequences have only been discussed in [34] for Ricci DE model without inclusion of DM. The purpose of this paper is to explore the cosmological implications in a well-known dynamical Chern-Simons modified gravity. The underlying DE model is PDE with Hubble and event horizons along with interacting scenario with CDM. We have extracted the Hubble, EoS parameters, cosmological plane (-), and squared speed of sound (for stability purpose). We have analyzed this cosmological setup through redshift, PDE, and interacting parameters.

Firstly, we have extracted the Hubble parameter for both PDE models. We have observed for Hubble horizon PDE that the evolution of Hubble parameter lies within the range for all values of interacting parameter for (upper left panel of Figure 1). However, Figure 1 shows that Hubble parameter lies in the range for all as well as for as shown in the right upper and lower panels, respectively. In case of event horizon PDE (Figure 3), the Hubble parameter remains in the range for (upper left panel). Moreover, the Hubble parameter increases with the passage of time for the cases . However, it lies between and for the case (lower right panel). The precision of the cosmic distance scale has been greatly improved through two recent analyses. Our results of Hubble parameter show consistency with all observational constraints.

For Hubble horizon PDE, we have observed that the EoS parameter (Figure 2) exhibits the phantomlike behavior for all cases of and , except for the case of (where EoS shows variation from vacuum towards quintessence regions). Moreover, the EoS parameter lies in the ranges (for ), (for ), (for ), and (for ). In case of event horizon PDE, the present values of EoS parameter are (for ), (for ), (for ), and (for ). We also observed that all the trajectories of EoS parameter cross the phantom divide line from quintessence region and go towards phantom region in all the cases of except for case (where it starts from CDM limit and goes towards phantom era). However, the ranges of EoS parameter lie within the ranges of observational constraints. The fate of formation of BHs in the presence of phantomlike universe with large repulsive force has been discussed through EoS parameter, in detail. On the basis of the above discussion about the behavior of EoS parameter, we can conclude that the formation of BHs can be avoided through this framework of PDE with . It is interesting to mention here that the ranges of EoS parameter for both PDE models lie within the following observational constraints.

We have also constructed the - plane for Hubble as well as event horizons PDE with graphical presentation as given in Figures 5 and 6, respectively. For Hubble horizon PDE (Figure 5), the - plane meets the CDM model, that is, , in all cases of for (right upper panel) and (left lower panel). Also, the trajectories meet the thawing region (for ) and freezing region (for ). In case of event horizon PDE (Figure 6), the - plane meets the CDM model for only. Moreover, the trajectories meet the freezing region for all cases of and . The constructed planes in both PDE models (Figures 5 and 6) also meet the observational constraints developed by Ade et al. [65].

The graphical behavior of squared speed of sound is displayed against redshift parameter in Figure 7 with the same constant parameters. We have observed from the plot (for ) that the squared speed of sound remains positive for the present as well as later epochs which exhibit the stability of the model. For the other case , squared speed of sound exhibits the instability at the present epoch while it shows stability of the models for the later epoch. The plots of squared speed of sound are shown in Figure 8. Notice that it exhibits the viability as well as stability of the interacting PDE with event horizon in the present scenario throughout its history.

Conflict of Interests

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.