Cosmological singularities and analytical solutions in varying vacuum cosmologies

Abstract

Abstract We investigate the dynamical features of a large family of running vacuum cosmologies for which $$\Lambda $$ Λ evolves as a polynomial in the Hubble parameter. Specifically, using the critical point analysis we study the existence and the stability of singular solutions which describe de-Sitter, radiation and matter dominated eras. We find several classes of $$\Lambda (H)$$ Λ(H) cosmologies for which new analytical solutions are given in terms of Laurent expansions. Finally, we show that the Milne universe and the $$R_{h}=ct$$ Rh=ct model can be seen as perturbations around a specific $$\Lambda (H)$$ Λ(H) model, but this model is unstable.