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In this work, we explore new constraints on phantom scalar field cosmologies with a scalar field employing early times catalogues related to CMB measurements, along with the local standard observables, like Supernovae Type Ia (SNIa), $H(z)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-05-27 José Antonio Nájera , Celia Escamilla-Rivera

The origin of the Hubble tension remains one of the central open problems in modern cosmology, with competing explanations invoking either early-Universe physics, late-time modifications of cosmic expansion, or unresolved observational…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-30 Gerasimos Kouniatalis , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

We compare a large suite of theoretical cosmological models to observational data from the cosmic microwave background, baryon acoustic oscillation measurements of expansion, Type Ia SNe measurements of expansion, redshift space distortion…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-13 Zhongxu Zhai , Michael Blanton , Anže Slosar , Jeremy Tinker

Recently, it has been proposed that Hubble tension can be addressed in the $\Lambda$CDM model if the lookback time approach is considered on the redshift $z$ measured. From this interesting proposal, the lookback time evolution seems to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-03-07 Celia Escamilla-Rivera , José Antonio Nájera

We consider constraints on the Hubble parameter $H_0$ and the matter density parameter $\Omega_{\mathrm{M}}$ from: (i) the age of the Universe based on old stars and stellar populations in the Galactic disc and halo (Cimatti & Moresco…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-25 Indranil Banik , Nick Samaras

Recent observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) show some tension with a $\Lambda$CDM cosmology. For one, the cosmological parameters determined by the CMB are at odds with the expansion…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-23 Peter W. Graham , Daniel Green , Joel Meyers

Interesting discrepancies in cosmological parameters are challenging the success of the $\Lambda$CDM model. Direct measurements of the Hubble constant $H_0$ using Cepheid variables and supernovae turn out to be higher than inferred from the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-23 Wilmar Cardona , M. A. Sabogal

This paper introduces a novel cosmological model aimed at probing the accelerated expansion of the late Universe through a unique parametrization of the deceleration parameter. We aim to constrain key cosmic parameters by integrating recent…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-14 Himanshu Chaudhary , Ujjal Debnath , G. Mustafa , S. K. Maurya , Farruh Atamurotov

One of the most pressing problems in current cosmology is the cause of the Hubble tension. We revisit a two-rung distance ladder, composed only of Cepheid periods and magnitudes, anchor distances in the Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-04 Richard Stiskalek , Harry Desmond , Eleni Tsaprazi , Alan Heavens , Guilhem Lavaux , Stuart McAlpine , Jens Jasche

Over the last few years, low- and high-redshift observations set off a tension in the measurement of the present-day expansion rate, $H_0$. Adding to the riddle, observational data from the Planck mission point to a $3.4\sigma$ evidence for…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-09 Ella Zuckerman , Luis A. Anchordoqui

In prerecombination resolutions of the Hubble tension, such as early dark energy, new physics before recombination shifts the values of relevant cosmological parameters so that the models can fit with cosmic microwave background and baryon…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-15 Gen Ye , Bin Hu , Yun-Song Piao

The standard cosmological model determined from the accurate cosmic microwave background measurements made by the Planck satellite implies a value of the Hubble constant $H_0$ that is $4.2$ standard deviations lower than the one determined…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-04 Karsten Jedamzik , Levon Pogosian

The sound horizon-independent $H_0$ extracted by using galaxy clustering surveys data through, e.g., EFTofLSS or ShapeFit analyses, is considered to have the potential to constrain the early new physics responsible for solving the Hubble…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-09 Jun-Qian Jiang , Yun-Song Piao

The Hubble constant, $H_0$, tension is the tension among the local probes, Supernovae Ia, and the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. It has been almost a decade, and this tension still puzzles the community. Here, we add intermediate…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-07-18 Shahnawaz A. Adil , Maria G. Dainotti , Anjan A. Sen

Precise measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) power spectrum are in excellent agreement with the predictions of the standard $\Lambda$CDM cosmological model. However, there is some tension between the value of the Hubble…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 Tanvi Karwal , Marc Kamionkowski

The Hubble ($H_0$) tension between direct measurements of the expansion rate and the prediction of the $\Lambda$CDM cosmological model calibrated on the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), is a strong motivation to explore alternative…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-12 Clément Stahl , Vivian Poulin , Benoit Famaey , Rodrigo Ibata

We constrain cosmological parameters using combined measurements of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) feature in the correlation function of galaxies and Ly-\alpha absorbers that together cover 0.1 < z < 2.4. The BAO position…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Graeme E. Addison , Gary Hinshaw , Mark Halpern

Many late time approaches for the solution of the Hubble tension use late time smooth deformations of the Hubble expansion rate $H(z)$ of the Planck18/$\Lambda$CDM best fit to match the locally measured value of $H_0$ while effectively…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-14 G. Alestas , L. Perivolaropoulos

The cosmic baryon density fraction ($\Omega_{\rm b}$) is intrinsically correlated with the Hubble constant ($H_0$) through the critical density of the Universe. In the context of the decade-long $H_0$ tension, the significant discrepancy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-13 Ji-Guo Zhang , Ji-Yu Song , Wan-Peng Sun , Ze-Wei Zhao , Jing-Fei Zhang , Xin Zhang

$H_0$ tension in the spatially flat $\Lambda$CDM model is reevaluated by employing three sets of non-Planck CMB data, namely WMAP, WMAP+ACT, and WMAP+SPT, in conjunction with DESI BAO data and non-DESI BAO datasets including 6dFGS, SDSS…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-22 Ye-Huang Pang , Xue Zhang , Qing-Guo Huang