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We look for evidence for the evolution in dark energy density by employing Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Distance redshift data from supernovae and baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) along with WMAP7 distance priors are used to put…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Remya Nair , Sanjay Jhingan

We perform a data-driven test of the FLRW metric and the flatness of the Universe, independently of any Dark Energy model, and in light of the latest DESI DR2 results. We use Pantheon+ and DESY5 SNIa data to reconstruct the distance…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-29 Cléa Millard , Benjamin L'Huillier , Marian Douspis

We present observational constraints on the nature of dark energy using the Supernova Legacy Survey three year sample (SNLS3) of Guy et al. (2010) and Conley et al. (2011). We use the 472 SNe Ia in this sample, accounting for recently…

Big Bang models of the Universe predict rapid domination by curvature, a paradox known as the flatness problem. Solutions to this problem usually leave the Universe exactly flat for every practical purpose. Explaining a nearly but not…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 John D. Barrow , Joao Magueijo

In this work we consider a flat cosmological model with a set of fluids in the framework of supersymmetric cosmology. The obtained supersymmetric algebra allowed us to take quantum solutions. It is shown that only in the case of a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-12-23 J. J. Rosales , V. I. Tkach

Modern observations based on general relativity indicate that the spatial geometry of the expanding, large-scale Universe is very nearly Euclidean. This basic empirical fact is at the core of the so-called "flatness problem", which is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-10-24 Marc Holman

We explore the ultimate fate of the Universe by using a divergence-free parametrization for dark energy $w(z)=w_0+w_a({\ln (2+z)\over 1+z}-\ln2)$. Unlike the CPL parametrization, this parametrization has well behaved, bounded behavior for…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-06-22 Xiao-Dong Li , Shuang Wang , Qing-Guo Huang , Xin Zhang , Miao Li

This study explores the impact of cosmic curvature on structure formation through general relativistic first-order perturbation theory. We analyze continuity and Euler equations, incorporating cosmic curvature into Einstein equations.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-29 Bikash R. Dinda

We have reexamined the holographic dark energy model by considering the spatial curvature. We have refined the model parameter and observed that the holographic dark energy model does not behave as phantom model. Comparing the holographic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Yungui Gong , Bin Wang , Yuan-Zhong Zhang

Our universe is observed to be accelerating due to the dominant dark energy with negative pressure. The dark energy equation of state (w) holds a key to understanding the ultimate fate of the universe. The cosmic voids behave like bubbles…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Jounghun Lee , Daeseong Park

Higher order curvature gravity has recently received a lot of attention due to the fact that it gives rise to cosmological models which seem capable of solving dark energy and quintessence issues without using "ad hoc" scalar fields. Such…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 S. Capozziello , V. F. Cardone , S. Carloni , A. Troisi

The two dark sectors of the universe - dark matter and dark energy - may interact with each other. Background and linear density perturbation evolution equations are developed for a generic coupling. We then establish the general conditions…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-25 M. B. Gavela , D. Hernandez , L. Lopez Honorez , O. Mena , S. Rigolin

We present a novel theory of the very early universe which addresses the traditional horizon and flatness problems of big bang cosmology and predicts a scale invariant spectrum of perturbations. Unlike inflation, this scenario requires no…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-04-24 Kurt Hinterbichler , Justin Khoury

Cosmological observations of the recent universe suggest that dark energy equation of state parameter $w$ is growing with time, departing from a cosmological constant for which $w=-1$. Standard quintessence models allow for a varying…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-07-11 David Andriot

Inferring spatial curvature of the Universe with high-fidelity is a longstanding interest in cosmology. However, the strong degeneracy between dark energy equation-of-state parameter $w$ and curvature density parameter $\Omega_{\rm K}$ has…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-11 Yang Hu , Suhail Dhawan

We point out that the horizon problem encountered in standard text-books or review papers on cosmology is, in general, derived for world models based on Robertson-Walker line element where homogeneity and isotropy of the universe -- \`a la…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-18 Ashok K. Singal

The last decade has seen increasing efforts to circumscribe and bound the cosmological Hubble flow in terms of model-independent constraints on the cosmological fluid - such as, for instance, the classical energy conditions of general…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-12-18 Celine Cattoen , Matt Visser

We use Pantheon Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) apparent magnitude, DES-3yr binned SN Ia apparent magnitude, Hubble parameter, and baryon acoustic oscillation measurements to constrain six spatially flat and non-flat cosmological models. These…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-21 Shulei Cao , Joseph Ryan , Bharat Ratra

In this paper, we go further and propose a cosmological model-independent approach to simultaneously determine the Hubble constant and cosmic curvature with strong lensing time-delay measurements, without any prior assumptions regarding the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-19 Tonghua Liu , Shuo Cao , Sixuan Zhang , Chenfa Zheng , Wuzheng Guo

In this paper we discuss a cosmological model for a universe with self-regulating features. We set up the theoretical framework for the model and determine the time evolution of the scale-factor $a(t)$. It is shown that such a universe…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-01-15 Manasse R. Mbonye