Accelerated expansion in a stochastic self-similar fractal universe

Abstract

Abstract In a recent paper, a cosmological model based on El Naschie E infinity Cantorian space–time was presented [Iovane G. Varying G, accelerating universe, and other relevant consequences of a stochastic self-similar and fractal universe. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 2004;20:657–67]. In that work, it was claimed that the present accelerated expansion of the universe can be obtained as the effect of a scaling law on Newtonian cosmology with a certain time-dependent gravitational constant (G). In the present work we show that such a cosmological model actually describes a decelerated universe. Then starting from the scenario presented in that paper, we realize a complementary approach based on an extended Friedmann model. In fact, we apply the same scaling law and a time-dependent gravitational constant, that follows from the observational constraints, to relativistic cosmology, i.e. a (extended) Friedmann’s model. We are able to show that for a matter-dominated flat universe, with the scaling law and a varying G, an accelerated expansion emerges in such a way that the function luminosity distance vs redshift can be made close to the corresponding function that comes from the usual Friedmann’s model supplemented with a cosmological constant, of value ΩΛ ≃ 0.7. Then the measurements of high redshift supernovae, could be interpreted as a consequence of the fractal self-similarity of the G varying relativistic universe.