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Several attempts to solve the cosmological constant problem, which concerns the value of the cosmological constant being extremely smaller than the Standard Model mass scales, have introduced a scalar field with a very flat potential that…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-04-10 Wen Yin

Ultra-light axions (ULAs) with mass less than 10^-20 eV have interesting behaviors that may contribute to either dark energy or dark matter at different epochs of the Universe. Its properties can be explored by cosmological observations,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-06 Jiangang Kang , Yan Gong , Gong Cheng , Xuelei Chen

Dark energy with the usually used equation of state $p=w\rho$, where $w=const<0$ is hydrodynamically unstable. To overcome this drawback we consider the cosmology of a perfect fluid with a linear equation of state of a more general form…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 E. Babichev , V. Dokuchaev , Yu. Eroshenko

The Dark Energy Survey (DES) and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) measurements claim that the dark energy equation of state $w \ne -1$. This observation can be explained by the axion Dark Energy (aDE) model of an ultralight…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-08-27 Hoang Nhan Luu , Yu-Cheng Qiu , S. -H. Henry Tye

Several independent cosmological data, collected within the last twenty years, revealed the accelerated expansion rate of the Universe, usually assumed to be driven by the so called dark energy, which, according to recent estimates,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-16 Marek Demianski , Elisabeta Lusso , Maurizio Paolillo , Ester Piedipalumbo , Guido Risaliti

One of the main aims in the next generation of precision cosmology experiments will be an accurate determination of the equation of state (EOS) for the dark energy (DE). If the latter is dynamical, the resulting barotropic index \omega…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Joan Sola , Hrvoje Stefancic

This correspondence delves into the application of dynamical systems methodologies within the context of cosmology, specifically addressing a preliminary strategy for determining the range for the equation of state for dark energy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-10 Bob Osano

In the contemporary Cosmology, dark energy is modeled as a perfect fluid, having a very simple equation of state: pressure is proportional to dark energy density. As an alternative, I propose a more complex equation of state, with pressure…

General Physics · Physics 2009-11-04 Dragan Slavkov Hajdukovic

In this paper we present a generic form of the cosmological Equation of State derived from the formalism of Statistical Mechanics, assuming that a cosmic acceleration scenario can be interpreted as a system of quasi-particles. By…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-12-14 Elías Castellanos , Celia Escamilla-Rivera

It is extraordinary that a number of observations indicate that we live in a spatially flat, low matter density Universe, which is currently undergoing a period of accelerating expansion. The effort to explain this current state has focused…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-02-18 R. R. Caldwell

Using DESI DR2 baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) distance measurements and Planck cosmic microwave background distance priors, we have measured the dark energy density $\rho_X(z)$ and dark energy equation of state w_X(z) as free functions…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-17 Yun Wang , Katherine Freese

In this paper, we set the new limits on the equation of state parameter (EoS) of dark energy with the observations of cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) from Planck satellite, the type Ia supernovae from Pan-STARRS and the baryon…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-15 Wei Zheng , Si-Yu Li , Hong Li , Jun-Qing Xia , Mingzhe Li , Tan Lu

Models of dark energy are conveniently characterized by the equation-of-state parameter w=p/\rho, where \rho is the energy density and p is the pressure. Imposing the Dominant Energy Condition, which guarantees stability of the theory,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-12 Sean M. Carroll , Mark Hoffman , Mark Trodden

Recent data and new data analysis methods show that most probably the parameter $w$ in the equation of state of the dark energy is smaller than -1 at low redshifts. We briefly review some of the models with such a property and without…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Houri Ziaeepour

Recently, Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration based on their first year data has reported a $\gtrsim 3\sigma$ evidence for an evolving dark energy (DE) against the cosmological constant (CC), so the standard…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-21 Hao Wang , Yun-Song Piao

Using recent precision measurements of cosmological paramters, we re-examine whether these observations alone, independent of type Ia supernova surveys, are sufficient to imply the existence of dark energy. We find that best measurements of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Greg Bothun , Stephen D. H. Hsu , Brian Murray

The equation of state of dark energy is investigated to determine how much it may deviate from the equation of state of the cosmological constant (CC). Two aspects of the problem are studied: the "expansion" around the vacuum equation of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Hrvoje Stefancic

We investigate a quintessence axion model for dynamical dark energy, motivated in part by recent results from the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) measurements of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) combined with the cosmic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-08 Weikang Lin , Luca Visinelli , Tsutomu T. Yanagida

Dark energy is an elusive concept, which has been introduced two decades ago in order to make the acceleration of the universe a comprehensible phenomenon. However, the nature of this energy is far from being understood, both from a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-07-04 Miguel Hoyuelos , Pablo Sisterna