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The tensions between the values of Hubble constant obtained from the early and the late Universe data pose a significant challenge to modern cosmology. Possible modifications of the flat homogeneous isotropic cosmological {\Lambda}CDM model…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-14 S. L. Parnovsky

The current cosmological paradigm, $\Lambda$CDM, is characterized its expansive description of the history of the Universe, its deep connections to particle physics and the large amounts of data that support it. Nonetheless, $\Lambda$CDM's…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-08 Michael S. Turner

We investigate constraints on some key cosmological parameters by confronting metastable dark energy models with different combinations of the most recent cosmological observations. Along with the standard $\Lambda$CDM model, two…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-14 Xiaolei Li , Arman Shafieloo , Varun Sahni , Alexei A. Starobinsky

The tension between measurements of the Hubble constant $H_0$ locally and the value inferred from Planck satellite have provided a strong motivation to explore theoretical frameworks beyond the standard cosmological model ($\Lambda$CDM). To…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-08-29 R. Mohebi , Kh. Saaidi T. Golanbari , K. Karami

The standard cosmological model, the $\Lambda$CDM model, is the most suitable description for our universe. This framework can explain the accelerated expansion phase of the universe but still is not immune to open problems when it comes to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-01 Maria Giovanna Dainotti , Biagio De Simone , Giovanni Montani , Malgorzata Bogdan

We present an updated analysis of eleven cosmological models that may help reduce the Hubble tension, which now reaches the $6\sigma$ level when considering the latest SH0ES measurement versus recent CMB and BAO data, assuming $\Lambda$CDM.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-09 Ali Rida Khalife , Maryam Bahrami Zanjani , Silvia Galli , Sven Günther , Julien Lesgourgues , Karim Benabed

The current Hubble constant tension is usually presented by comparing constraints on $H_0$ only. However, the post-recombination background cosmic evolution is determined by two parameters in the standard $\Lambda$CDM model, the Hubble…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-09 Weikang Lin , Katherine J. Mack , Liqiang Hou

The observed discrepancy of the Hubble parameter measurements in the local universe with the cosmic microwave background (CMB) data may indicate a new physics. It is vital to test the alternative models that reconcile the Hubble tension…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-03 Hossein Moshafi , Shant Baghram , Nima Khosravi

The standard $\Lambda$ Cold Dark Matter cosmological model provides an amazing description of a wide range of astrophysical and astronomical data. However, there are a few big open questions, that make the standard model look like a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-27 Eleonora Di Valentino , Luis A. Anchordoqui , Ozgur Akarsu , Yacine Ali-Haimoud , Luca Amendola , Nikki Arendse , Marika Asgari , Mario Ballardini , Spyros Basilakos , Elia Battistelli , Micol Benetti , Simon Birrer , François R. Bouchet , Marco Bruni , Erminia Calabrese , David Camarena , Salvatore Capozziello , Angela Chen , Jens Chluba , Anton Chudaykin , Eoin Ó Colgáin , Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine , Paolo de Bernardis , Javier de Cruz Pérez , Jacques Delabrouille , Jo Dunkley , Celia Escamilla-Rivera , Agnès Ferté , Fabio Finelli , Wendy Freedman , Noemi Frusciante , Elena Giusarma , Adrià Gómez-Valent , Will Handley , Ian Harrison , Luke Hart , Alan Heavens , Hendrik Hildebrandt , Daniel Holz , Dragan Huterer , Mikhail M. Ivanov , Shahab Joudaki , Marc Kamionkowski , Tanvi Karwal , Lloyd Knox , Suresh Kumar , Luca Lamagna , Julien Lesgourgues , Matteo Lucca , Valerio Marra , Silvia Masi , Sabino Matarrese , Arindam Mazumdar , Alessandro Melchiorri , Olga Mena , Laura Mersini-Houghton , Vivian Miranda , Cristian Moreno-Pulido , David F. Mota , Jessica Muir , Ankan Mukherjee , Florian Niedermann , Alessio Notari , Rafael C. Nunes , Francesco Pace , Andronikos Paliathanasis , Antonella Palmese , Supriya Pan , Daniela Paoletti , Valeria Pettorino , Francesco Piacentini , Vivian Poulin , Marco Raveri , Adam G. Riess , Vincenzo Salzano , Emmanuel N. Saridakis , Anjan A. Sen , Arman Shafieloo , Anowar J. Shajib , Joseph Silk , Alessandra Silvestri , Martin S. Sloth , Tristan L. Smith , Joan Solà , Carsten van de Bruck , Licia Verde , Luca Visinelli , Benjamin D. Wandelt , Deng Wang , Jian-Min Wang , Anil K. Yadav , Weiqiang Yang

The $\Lambda$CDM model faces several tensions with recent cosmological data and their increased accuracy. The mismatch between the values of the Hubble constant $H_0$ obtained from direct distance ladder measurements and from the cosmic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-03 Alain Blanchard , Jean-Yves Héloret , Stéphane Ilić , Brahim Lamine , Isaac Tutusaus

The current cosmological probes have provided a fantastic confirmation of the standard $\Lambda$ Cold Dark Matter cosmological model, that has been constrained with unprecedented accuracy. However, with the increase of the experimental…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-27 Eleonora Di Valentino , Luis A. Anchordoqui , Ozgur Akarsu , Yacine Ali-Haimoud , Luca Amendola , Nikki Arendse , Marika Asgari , Mario Ballardini , Spyros Basilakos , Elia Battistelli , Micol Benetti , Simon Birrer , François R. Bouchet , Marco Bruni , Erminia Calabrese , David Camarena , Salvatore Capozziello , Angela Chen , Jens Chluba , Anton Chudaykin , Eoin Ó Colgáin , Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine , Paolo de Bernardis , Javier de Cruz Pérez , Jacques Delabrouille , Jo Dunkley , Celia Escamilla-Rivera , Agnès Ferté , Fabio Finelli , Wendy Freedman , Noemi Frusciante , Elena Giusarma , Adrià Gómez-Valent , Julien Guy , Will Handley , Ian Harrison , Luke Hart , Alan Heavens , Hendrik Hildebrandt , Daniel Holz , Dragan Huterer , Mikhail M. Ivanov , Shahab Joudaki , Marc Kamionkowski , Tanvi Karwal , Lloyd Knox , Suresh Kumar , Luca Lamagna , Julien Lesgourgues , Matteo Lucca , Valerio Marra , Silvia Masi , Sabino Matarrese , Arindam Mazumdar , Alessandro Melchiorri , Olga Mena , Laura Mersini-Houghton , Vivian Miranda , Cristian Moreno-Pulido , David F. Mota , Jessica Muir , Ankan Mukherjee , Florian Niedermann , Alessio Notari , Rafael C. Nunes , Francesco Pace , Andronikos Paliathanasis , Antonella Palmese , Supriya Pan , Daniela Paoletti , Valeria Pettorino , Francesco Piacentini , Vivian Poulin , Marco Raveri , Adam G. Riess , Vincenzo Salzano , Emmanuel N. Saridakis , Anjan A. Sen , Arman Shafieloo , Anowar J. Shajib , Joseph Silk , Alessandra Silvestri , Martin S. Sloth , Tristan L. Smith , Joan Solà , Carsten van de Bruck , Licia Verde , Luca Visinelli , Benjamin D. Wandelt , Deng Wang , Jian-Min Wang , Anil K. Yadav , Weiqiang Yang

A simple and minimal extension of the standard cosmological $\Lambda$CDM model in which dark matter experiences an additional long-range scalar interaction is demonstrated to alleviate the long lasting Hubble-tension while letting…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-08 Cyril Pitrou , Jean-Philippe Uzan

One approach to reconciling local measurements of a high expansion rate with observations of acoustic oscillations in the CMB and galaxy clustering (the "Hubble tension") is to introduce additional contributions to the $\Lambda$CDM model…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-09 Raphaël Kou , Antony Lewis

The recent local measurement of Hubble constant leads to a more than $3\sigma$ tension with Planck + $\Lambda$CDM (Riess {\it et al} 2018). In this article we study the $H_0$ tension in non-flat QCDM cosmology, where Q stands for a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-16 Haitao Miao , Zhiqi Huang

A family of simple and minimal extensions of the standard cosmological $\Lambda$CDM model in which dark matter experiences an additional long-range scalar interaction is demonstrated to alleviate the long lasting Hubble-tension while…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-08 Jean-Philippe Uzan , Cyril Pitrou

Consistent observations indicate that some of the important cosmological parameters measured through the local observations are in huge tension with their measurements from the global observations (within the minimal $\Lambda$CDM…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-22 Supriya Pan , Weiqiang Yang , Eleonora Di Valentino , Arman Shafieloo , Subenoy Chakraborty

Problems with the concordance cosmology $\Lambda$CDM as the cosmological constant problem, coincidence problems and Hubble tension has led to many proposed alternatives, as the $\Lambda(t)$CDM, where the now called $\Lambda$ cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-03 H. A. P. Macedo , L. S. Brito , J. F. Jesus , M. E. S. Alves

Despite the remarkable success of the $\Lambda$Cold Dark Matter ($\Lambda$CDM) cosmological model, a growing discrepancy has emerged (currently measured at the level of $\sim 4-6 \sigma$) between the value of the Hubble constant $H_0$…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-07 Nils Schöneberg , Guillermo Franco Abellán , Andrea Pérez Sánchez , Samuel J. Witte , Vivian Poulin , Julien Lesgourgues

It has been theorized that Dynamical Dark Energy (DDE) could be a possible solution to the Hubble tension. To avoid the degeneracy between the Hubble parameter $H_0$ and the sound horizon scale $r_d$, in this article we use their…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-02 Denitsa Staicova

Recent cosmological tensions pose difficulties for $\Lambda$CDM. Forthcoming facilities will be able to check whether these tensions result from systematic effects or indeed with the $\Lambda$CDM model itself. However, these new data will…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-12 Dinko Milaković , John K. Webb