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Constraints on transition redshift utilizing the latest H(z) measurements and comments on the Hubble tension

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2025-08-08 v1

Abstract

The motivation of this paper is to obtain reliable constraints of transition redshift (zztrz_{ztr}) and, in combination with the evolution of the Hubble constant (H0H_{0}) that could alleviate the Hubble tension, discuss the possible origin of the tension. Utilizing the latest H(z) measurements and different methods (Λ\LambdaCDM model, Cosmography, and Gaussian process method), we investigated the impact of methodology and dataset on zztrz_{ztr} constraints, and find that the choice of method has a greater impact on ztrz_{tr} than the observations themselves. Through a statistical analysis of the zztrz_{ztr} constraints from 2004 to 2024, we find that total ztrz_{tr} constraints (2004-2024) can be well described by a Gaussian function with the mean value 0.65 and the standard deviation 0.16; that is, zˉtr\bar{z}_{tr}(all) = 0.65 ±\pm 0.16. And we confirmed that both dataset and methodology can indeed significantly affect the final constraints. The screened ztrz_{tr} constraints with free H0H_{0} gives a new result zˉtr\bar{z}_{tr}(free) = 0.64 ±\pm 0.16. Coincidentally, the ztrz_{tr} results overlap with the initial moment of H0H_{0} evolution (H0H_{0} value starts to deviate from the Planck result). This may suggest that the Hubble tension might be closely related to this particular period in the evolution of the Universe.

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@article{arxiv.2508.05389,
  title  = {Constraints on transition redshift utilizing the latest H(z) measurements and comments on the Hubble tension},
  author = {Jianping Hu and Xuandong Jia and DaoHong Gao and Jiaze Gao and Baoquan Gao and Fayin Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.05389},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

14 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables. Accepted for publication in MNRAS