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Observationally Constrained Cosmological model in $f(Q,\mathcal{L}_{m})$ Gravity with $H(z)$ parameterization

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-07-07 v1

Abstract

In the present work, we explore an observationally constrained cosmological model in the framework of f(Q,Lm)f(Q,\mathcal{L}_{m}) gravity, where QQ denotes the non-metricity scalar and Lm\mathcal{L}_{m} represents the matter Lagrangian density. To derive the modified Friedmann field equations, we consider a flat FLRW space-time. We have considered a specific parameterization of the Hubble parameter H(z)H(z) to explore the cosmic evolution, which successfully describes the shift of the cosmos from its initial decelerated expansion period to the current accelerated scenario. The free model parameters are constrained using recent observational datasets including Cosmic Chronometers (CC), Pantheon+SH0ES, Union 3.0, DESI-BAO, and CMB distance priors using MCMC approach through the χ2\chi^2-minimization process. The derived results indicate that the present model remains consistent with recent cosmological observations. We note that the deceleration parameter exhibits a signature flipping behavior at transition redshift zt0.643z_t \approx 0.643, confirming the transition from matter-dominated deceleration to dark-energy-driven acceleration. The equation of state (EOS) parameter remains in the quintessence region and exhibits an asymptotical approach to the Λ\LambdaCDM limit at late times. Moreover, the estimated cosmic age can be found as 13.7240.048+0.08713.724^{+0.087}_{-0.048} Gyr, which agrees well with recent observational estimations. The statefinder and Om diagnostics support the quintessence nature of the model. At the same time, the examination of energy conditions reveals that two specific energy conditions, viz. Null Energy Condition (NEC) and Dominant Energy Condition (DEC) are fulfilled, while the Strong Energy Condition (SEC) is violated, validating the accelerated expansion of the universe.

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@article{arxiv.2607.06436,
  title  = {Observationally Constrained Cosmological model in $f(Q,\mathcal{L}_{m})$ Gravity with $H(z)$ parameterization},
  author = {Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj and Maxim Khlopov and Maxim Krasnov and Saibal Ray},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.06436},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages, 14 figures