Singularity softening and avoidance by the action of thermal radiation in a generalized entropic cosmology

Abstract Some relevant aspects of a new form of generalized entropic cosmology, recently introduced by Nojiri, Odintsov and Faraoni, are considered. The setup is a logarithmic equation of state for a viscous dark fluid coupled with dark matter, in the ordinary Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker flat universe. The influence of thermal effects, caused by Hawking radiation, near the singularity, are carefully investigated. In particular, their role on the formation and specific type of the Big Rip expected to occur within a finite time. It is shown that a scenario arises, where a qualitative change towards the good direction, in the type of the singularity formed, does occur. On top of that, another very interesting scenario is obtained, where the singularity vanishes completely.