Dark Energy Parametrization motivated by Scalar Field Dynamics

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We propose a new Dark Energy parametrization based on the dynamics of a scalar field. We use an equation of state w=(x-1)/(x+1), with x=Eₖ/V, the ratio of kinetic energy Eₖ=²/2 and potential V. The equation of motion gives x=(L/6)(V/3H²) and has a solution x=([(1+y)²+2 L/3]¹/²-(1+y))/2 where y≡ /V and L= (V'/V)² (1+q)², q=/V'. The resulting EoS is w=[6+ L- 6 √((1+y)²+2L/3)]/(L+6y). Since the universe is accelerating at present time we use the slow roll approximation in which case we have |q|<< 1 and L≃ (V'/V)². However, the derivation of w is exact and has no approximation. By choosing an appropriate ansatz for L we obtain a wide class of behavior for the evolution of Dark Energy without the need to specify the potential V. The EoS w can either grow and later decrease, or other way around, as a function of redshift and it is constraint between -1≤ w≤ 1 as for any canonical scalar field with only gravitational interaction. To determine the dynamics of Dark Energy we calculate the background evolution and its perturbations, since they are important to discriminate between different DE models. Our parametrization follows closely the dynamics of a scalar field scalar fields and the function L allow us to connect it with the potential V(phi) of the scalar field phi.