We consider an action describing a general scalar field ϕ as
(1)
Where
or -1 for quintessence and phantom field respectively and
is the potential function for the scalar field. In the flat FRW background the energy density
and pressure
of the scalar field can be written as
(2)
(3)
From equations (2) and (3) we may obtain
(4)
And
(5)
The effective energy density and pressure can be written as
(6)
Where
and
are the energy densities and pressures of all relativistic and non-relativistic components of the Universe. Using the perfect fluid equation of state
(
) for the matter fields and substituting (6) in (4) and (5), we may obtain the expressions
(7)
And
(8)
Where
is the effective equation of state parameter. For flat (
) case, Friedmann equations reduce to
(9)
(10)
Observations suggest that the dominant constituents in the Universe are dark energy and cold dark matter. So, considering a two fluid Universe (dark energy and cold dark matter), equations (7) and (8) reduce to
(11)
And
(12)
Furthermore, if we assume the minimal interaction between matter and the scalar field then from the conservation equation, we have
and
(13)
Which yields
, where
is a constant of integration and is generally attributed to present value of matter energy density. Here and afterwards a suffix ‘0’ for any variable refers to present value of the concerned quantity. Hence, the potential for the scalar field can be written as
(14)
Together with the expression of the scalar function
(15)
From the two Friedmann equations (7) and (8), it is easy to derive
(16)
Which can also be represented as
(17)
We can observe that, for any parametrization of the parameters
,
or
, all the quantities
,
, a can easily be obtained using equations (9) and (16) (or (17)). Hence, we can obtain scalar function
using equation (15) and eliminating t from
and using in (14), we can obtain the potential function
for any model resulting from the parametrization of
,
or
. It is to be noted that for quintessence field (
), from equation (15) we can have
while for phantom field (
), we can write the scalar function
.
Potential in q(t) parametrized model
Equations (14) and (15) can be written as a single unknown variable q(t) as
(18)
Where
and
are integrating constants. The scalar function
is given by
(19)
The potential for the Berman’s parametrization56 of constant deceleration parameter
, is then obtained as
(20)
Together with
(21)
At late times, when the dark energy overtakes the matter energy i.e.
, we have
and the potential is found to an exponential potential in the form
(22)
Similarly, the potential for Linearly Varying Deceleration Parameter model (LVDP)57
(at late times) is given as
(23)
Where t is to be eliminated from
(24)
Potential in a(t) parametrized model
Equations (14) and (15) can be written as a single unknown variable a(t) as
(25)
Together with the scalar function
(26)
The potential for the power law cosmology58
, is given by
(27)
Together with
(28)
At late times, when the dark energy overtakes the matter energy i.e.
, we have
and the potential is found to be again an exponential potential in the form
(29)
Potential in h(t) parametrized model
Equations (14) and (15) can be written as a single unknown variable h(t) as
(30)
Together with the expression of scalar function
(31)
The potential for the parametrized Hubble function of the form
,49 is found to be
(32)
Together with
(33)
For a specific model with
(Model-VI of49), we have
. At late times, when the dark energy overtakes the matter energy i.e.
, we have
and the potential is obtained as
(34)
We consider an action describing a general tachyon field ϕ as
(35)
Where
is the potential function for the tachyon field. In the flat FRW background the energy density
and pressure
of the tachyon field can be written as
(36)
(37)
Here also, we consider two fluid (tachyons and matter) models. If we assume the minimal interaction between matter field and tachyon field and making use of the Friedmann equations (9) and (10) along with the perfect fluid equation of state, we obtain the tachyonic potential as
(38)
And
(39)
As in the case of quintessence and phantom fields, we can obtain the tachyon potential
and the tachyon field
using the relation (38) and (39) for any parametrization of any cosmological parameter
where the quantities
can easily be obtained using equations (9) and (16) (or (17)).
Tachyonic potential for power law cosmology58
, is obtained as
(40)
Together with
(41)
At late times, when
, we have
and the potential
(42)
Tachyonic potential for Berman’s model of constant deceleration parameter56
, is given by
(43)
Together with
(44)
At late times, when
, we have
and the potential is given as
(45)
Similarly, the potential for LVDP model57
, is given by
(46)
Where t is to be eliminated from
.
Tachyonic potential for the
parametrized model49
(Model-VI in49) is obtained as
(47)
Together with
(48)
At late times, when
, we have
and the potential is given as
(49)
Following the same procedure, scalar field potentials can be constructed either explicitly or implicitly for any cosmological parametrization.