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Bound Dark Energy: Particle Physics model in alignment with recent DESI cosmological measurements

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2026-01-15 v1

Abstract

We present observational constraints on the Bound Dark Energy Cold Dark Matter (BDE-CDM) model using DESI DR2 baryon acoustic oscillation measurements combined with Planck CMB data and Type Ia supernovae compilations (PantheonPlus, Union3, DESY5). In BDE-CDM, dark energy originates from the lightest meson field within a supersymmetric SU(3) dark gauge group with Nf=6N_f = 6 flavors, governed by an inverse power-law potential V(ϕ)=Λc4+2/3ϕ2/3V(\phi) = \Lambda_{c}^{4+2/3} \phi^{-2/3}. Unlike Λ\LambdaCDM and w0waw_0w_aCDM, the dark energy sector contains no free parameters -- the condensation scale Λc\Lambda_c and transition epoch aca_c are determined by gauge coupling unification constraints. The equation of state evolves from relativistic behavior (w=1/3w = 1/3) before condensation through a kinetic-dominated stiff phase (w1w \simeq 1), approaching w0=0.9298±0.0003w_0 = -0.9298 \pm 0.0003 at present, with w>1w > -1 maintained throughout cosmic history, avoiding phantom-regime instabilities. We obtain Λc=43.93±0.13\Lambda_{c} = 43.93 \pm 0.13~eV and ac=(2.489±0.007)×106a_c = (2.489 \pm 0.007) \times 10^{-6}, consistent with theoretical predictions. The w0w_0-waw_a confidence contours are approximately 10,000 times smaller than those of w0waw_0w_aCDM while achieving comparable fits, and remain stable across different supernova datasets. Statistical analysis yields ΔDIC=6.77\Delta\mathrm{DIC} = -6.77 and ΔAIC=8.97\Delta\mathrm{AIC} = -8.97 relative to Λ\LambdaCDM for BAO+DESY5, constituting strong evidence favoring BDE-CDM model. The model predicts distinctive signatures including 25\% enhancement in the matter power spectrum at k4.3hMpc1k \approx 4.3\,h\,\mathrm{Mpc}^{-1}. These results establish BDE-CDM as a theoretically motivated framework that successfully addresses the DESI-observed preference for dynamical dark energy while connecting particle physics with cosmological observations.

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@article{arxiv.2601.08943,
  title  = {Bound Dark Energy: Particle Physics model in alignment with recent DESI cosmological measurements},
  author = {Axel de la Macorra and Jose Agustin Lozano Torres},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.08943},
  year   = {2026}
}

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27 pages, 17 figures