Parametrizing the transition to the phantom epoch with Supernovae Ia and Standard Rulers

Abstract

The reconstruction of a (non)canonical scalar field Lagrangian from the dark energy Equation of State (EoS) parameter is studied, where it is shown that any EoS parametrization can be well reconstructed in terms of scalar fields. Several examples of EoS parameters are studied and the particular scalar field Lagrangian is reconstructed. Then, we propose some new parametrizations that may present a (fast) transition to a phantom dark energy EoS (where $w_{DE}<-1$) and the scalar field Lagrangian is also reconstructed numerically. Furthermore, the properties of these parametrizations of the dark energy EoS are studied by using supernovae Ia data (HST Cluster Supernova Survey) combined with Standard Ruler datasets [Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO)] and its comparison with the $\Lambda$CDM model is analyzed. Then, the best fit of the models is obtained, which provides some information about whether a phantom transition may be supported by the observations. In this regard, the crossing of the phantom barrier is allowed statistically but the occurrence of a future singularity seems unlikely.