Emergent $\Lambda$CDM cosmology from a measure-induced deformation of the Newtonian action
Abstract
We propose a minimal extension of the Newtonian action by introducing a time-dependent fractional kernel characterized by a single deformation parameter . This kernel admits a natural interpretation as a nontrivial temporal integration measure defined by a time-dependent kernel, placing the formulation within measure-based approaches to anomalous or fractal dynamics. Despite the appearance of a friction-like term in the equations of motion, a conserved quantity is still obtained, containing a memory-like fractional kinetic energy contribution. Moreover, by generalizing the standard Newtonian potential to an -dependent effective potential induced by the underlying measure, the resulting cosmological equations exhibit an effective correspondence with relativistic FLRW cosmology at the level of background dynamics. In the limit , the framework reduces to standard Newtonian cosmology. We show that, with a single unified potential, the matter-dominated, radiation-dominated, and present accelerated phases are obtained self-consistently, while the latter two epochs cannot be described within standard Newtonian cosmology. The structural presence of in all physical observables allows theoretical and observational constraints to be imposed, indicating that compatibility with observational data requires . Within this framework, an effective cosmological constant emerges, controlled by the small deviation of from the Newtonian limit. These results demonstrate that CDM cosmological dynamics emerge from a simple measure-induced deformation of the Newtonian action.
Keywords
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.03113,
title = {Emergent $\Lambda$CDM cosmology from a measure-induced deformation of the Newtonian action},
author = {S. M. M. Rasouli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.03113},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
29 pages, no figures