  We investigate the compatibility of the Symmetron with dark energy by
introducing a non-minimal kinetic term associated with the Symmetron. In this
new model, the effect of the friction term appearing in the equation of motion
of the Symmetron field becomes more pronounced due to the non-minimal kinetic
term appearing in the action and, under specific conditions after symmetry
breaking, the universe experiences an accelerating phase which, in spite of the
large effective mass of the scalar field, lasts as long as the Hubble time
$H_{0}$.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;High Energy Physics - Theory