
Pramana – J. Phys. (2022) 96:133 © Indian Academy of Sciences
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-022-02364-5
FRW model with two-fluid source in fractal cosmology
DDPAWAR
1,∗,DKRAUT
2and W D PATIL3
1School of Mathematical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded 431 606, India
2Department of Mathematics, Shivaji Mahavidyalaya, Renapur, Latur 413 527, India
3Department of Applied Mathematics, A.C. Patil College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai 410 210, India
∗Corresponding author. E-mail: dypawar@yahoo.com
MS received 1 September 2021; revised 18 December 2021; accepted 7 February 2022
Abstract. The present paper deals with flat Friedmann–Robertson–Walker (FRW) model with two-fluid sources
in fractal cosmology. One fluid in this model represents the Universe’s matter content, while the other is a radiation
field that models the cosmic microwave background. To obtain the deterministic model, we used the pressure–
density relationship for matter via the gamma law equation of state pm=(γ −1)ρ
m,1≤γ≤2. The solutions
of fractal field equations are obtained in terms of Kummer’s confluent hypergeometric function of the first kind.
Some physical parameters of the models are obtained and their behaviour is discussed in detail using graphs.
Keywords. Fractal cosmology; two-fluid; Friedmann–Robertson–Walker model.
PACS Nos 98.80.-k; 04.50.Kd; 98.80.Cq
1. Introduction
The Friedmann–Robertson–Walker (FRW) model,
which is homogeneous and isotropic, is thought to be
a good approximation of the early and current stages
of the Universe. The 2.73K CMBR has attracted many
researchers to study the FRW model with two fluids [1–
3]. In literature it is found that rather than using two
sequences of a single fluid model, a cosmic evolution
based on two-fluid models is preferable. In two-fluid
models, one fluid dominates the other, and both flu-
ids are assumed to be present throughout the cosmic
evolution. Such models are used to describe the evolu-
tion of the Universe from a radiation-dominated phase
to a matter-dominated phase. The radiation and matter
fluid models are cosmologically important. Their appli-
cations to cosmology are inspired by observations [4]
that recommend that the radiation frame and therefore
the matter frame of the Universe might not coincide.
In this work, we consider a homogeneous and isotropic
FRW Universe with two fluid sources within the
framework of fractal cosmology. Many researchers
are interested in studying the two-fluid cosmological
models in general relativity as well as in alternative
theories of gravity. Goswami and Pradhan [5]have
recently studied a two-fluid cosmological model in a
Bianchi type-I Universe. Rao et al [6] investigated
homogeneous Kantowski–Sachs two-fluid rotating cos-
mological model in Brans–Dicke theory of gravitation.
Chimento [7] investigated interacting fluids that produce
identical, dual and phantom cosmologies. In general
relativity, Samanta [8] examined two-fluid anisotropic
Bianchi type-III cosmological model with variable G
and . Pawar and Solanke [9] studied the two-fluid dark
energy cosmological model in the Saez Ballester the-
ory of gravity. Adhav et al [10] studied the two-fluid
cosmological models in Bianchi type-III space–time. In
the theory of general relativity and the Lyra manifold,
a bulk viscous fluid with magnetised string and plane
symmetric string cosmological models has been stud-
ied by Pawar et al [11–13]. Mishra et al [14] studied the
cosmological model of an accelerating dark energy in
two fluids, with a mixed scale factor. Katore and Hatkar
[15] have investigated FRW Universe in the framework
of f(R)gravity with two co-moving perfect fluids as
the source of gravitational fluid. Singh et al [16]have
explored rotating anisotropic two-fluid Universe cou-
pled with radiation and a scalar field. Tiwari et al [17,18]
have analysed EoS parameter for dark energy in FRW
and Bianchi type-III space–time filled with dark energy
and barotropic fluid. Pawar and Dagwal [19] studied two
fluid sources in F(T)theory of gravitation. Mishra et al
[20] studied stability of the two fluid cosmological mod-
els. Hasmani and Pandya [21] investigated cosmological
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