Observational constraints on Chaplygin cosmology in a braneworld scenario with induced gravity and curvature effect

Abstract

We study cosmological dynamics and late-time evolution of an extended induced gravity braneworld scenario. In this scenario, curvature effects are taken into account via the Gauss-Bonnet term in the bulk action and there is also a Chaplygin gas component on the brane. We show that this model mimics an effective phantom behaviour in a relatively wider range of redshifts than previously formulated models. It also provides a natural framework for smooth crossing of the phantom-divide line due to presence of the Chaplygin gas component on the brane. We confront the model with observational data from Type Ia supernovae, cosmic microwave background and baryonic acoustic oscillations to constrain the model parameter space. © 2011 The Authors Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society © 2011 RAS.