
We propose a heuristic unification of dark matter and dark energy in terms of a single dark fluid with a logotropic equation of state $P=A\ln(ρ/ρ_P)$, where $ρ$ is the rest-mass density, $ρ_P$ is the Planck density, and $A$ is the logotropic temperature. The energy density $ε$ is the sum of a rest-mass energy term $ρc^2$ mimicking dark matter and an internal energy term $u(ρ)=-P(ρ)-A$ mimicking dark energy. The logotropic temperature is approximately given by $A \simeq ρ_Λc^2/\ln(ρ_P/ρ_Λ)\simeqρ_Λc^2/[123 \ln(10)]$, where $ρ_Λ$ is the cosmological density. More precisely, we obtain $A=2.13\times 10^{-9} \, {\rm g}\, {\rm m}^{-1}\, {\rm s}^{-2}$ that we interpret as a fundamental constant. At the cosmological scale, this model fullfills the same observational constraints as the $Λ$CDM model. However, it has a nonzero velocity of sound and a nonzero Jeans length which, at the beginning of the matter era, is about $λ_J=40.4\, {\rm pc}$, in agreement with the minimum size of the dark matter halos observed in the universe. At the galactic scale, the logotropic pressure balances gravitational attraction and solves the cusp problem and the missing satellite problem. The logotropic equation of state generates a universal rotation curve that agrees with the empirical Burkert profile of dark matter halos up to the halo radius. In addition, it implies that all the dark matter halos have the same surface density $Σ_0=ρ_0 r_h=141\, M_{\odot}/{\rm pc}^2$ and that the mass of dwarf galaxies enclosed within a sphere of fixed radius $r_{u}=300\, {\rm pc}$ has the same value $M_{300}=1.93\times 10^{7}\, M_{\odot}$, in remarkable agreement with the observations.
arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1504.08355
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), Physics, QC1-999, FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), Physics, QC1-999, FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
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