English
Related papers

Related papers: Challenging $\Lambda$CDM: 5$\sigma$ Evidence for a…

200 papers

We show that the latest empirical constraints on cosmology, from a combination of DESI, CMB and supernova data, can be accounted for if a small component of dark matter has an evolving and oscillating equation of state within $-1<w<1$. From…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-22 Xingang Chen , Abraham Loeb

Analyses by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration suggest a significant deviation from the $\Lambda$CDM model when their baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) measurements are combined with Planck cosmic microwave…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-07 Da-Chun Qiang , Jing-Yi Jia , Hao Wei

We implement Crossing Statistics to reconstruct in a model-agnostic manner the expansion history of the universe and properties of dark energy, using DESI Data Release 1 (DR1) BAO data in combination with one of three different supernova…

There is mounting evidence from multiple cosmological probes that dark energy may be dynamical, with an equation of state that evolves over cosmic time. While this evidence is typically quantified using the Chevallier-Polarski-Linder (CPL)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-02 Daniel A. Kessler , Luis A. Escamilla , Supriya Pan , Eleonora Di Valentino

We study the $(w_0, \, w_a)$ parametrization of the dark energy (DE) equation of state, with and without the effective field theory of dark energy (EFTofDE) framework to describe the DE perturbations, parametrized here by the braiding…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-19 Zhiyu Lu , Théo Simon

Based on the work of ratio gravity developed in 2018, which postulates the deformation of the cross ratio to associate with the physical model of gravity, we develop a mechanism to generate dynamical dark energy - a quintessence field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-02-25 Jackie C. H. Liu

This article questions the common assumption of cold dark matter (DM) by exploring the possibility of a non-zero equation of state (EoS) without relying on any parametric approach. In standard cosmological analyses, DM is typically modeled…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-01 Mazaharul Abedin , Luis A. Escamilla , Supriya Pan , Eleonora Di Valentino , Weiqiang Yang

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

We present a model-independent reconstruction of the quintessence scalar field's dynamics-both its potential and kinetic energy-directly from the latest cosmological observations. Our analysis combines DESI DR2 baryon acoustic oscillation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-21 Shengjia Wang , Tian-Nuo Li , Tonghua Liu , Guo-Hong Du

The Dark Energy Survey (DES) recently released the final results of its two principal probes of the expansion history: Type Ia Supernovae (SNe) and Baryonic Acoustic Oscillations (BAO). We explore the cosmological implications of these data…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-04 DES Collaboration , T. M. C. Abbott , M. Acevedo , M. Adamow , M. Aguena , A. Alarcon , S. Allam , O. Alves , F. Andrade-Oliveira , J. Annis , P. Armstrong , S. Avila , D. Bacon , K. Bechtol , J. Blazek , S. Bocquet , D. Brooks , D. Brout , D. L. Burke , H. Camacho , R. Camilleri , G. Campailla , A. Carnero Rosell , A. Carr , J. Carretero , F. J. Castander , R. Cawthon , K. C. Chan , C. Chang , R. Chen , C. Conselice , M. Costanzi , M. Crocce , L. N. da Costa , M. E. S. Pereira , T. M. Davis , J. De Vicente , N. Deiosso , S. Desai , H. T. Diehl , S. Dodelson , C. Doux , A. Drlica-Wagner , J. Elvin-Poole , S. Everett , I. Ferrero , A. Ferté , B. Flaugher , J. Frieman , L. Galbany , J. García-Bellido , M. Gatti , E. Gaztanaga , G. Giannini , D. Gruen , R. A. Gruendl , G. Gutierrez , W. G. Hartley , K. Herner , S. R. Hinton , D. L. Hollowood , K. Honscheid , D. Huterer , D. J. James , N. Jeffrey , T. Jeltema , R. Kessler , O. Lahav , J. Lee , S. Lee , C. Lidman , H. Lin , M. Lin , J. L. Marshall , J. Mena-Fernández , R. Miquel , J. Muir , A. Möller , R. C. Nichol , A. Palmese , M. Paterno , W. J. Percival , A. Pieres , A. A. Plazas Malagón , B. Popovic , A. Porredon , J. Prat , H. Qu , M. Raveri , M. Rodriguez-Monroy , A. K. Romer , E. S. Rykoff , M. Sako , S. Samuroff , E. Sanchez , D. Sanchez Cid , D. Scolnic , I. Sevilla-Noarbe , P. Shah , E. Sheldon , M. Smith , E. Suchyta , M. Sullivan , M. E. C. Swanson , B. O. Sánchez , G. Tarle , G. Taylor , D. Thomas , C. To , L. Toribio San Cipriano , M. Toy , M. A. Troxel , D. L. Tucker , V. Vikram , M. Vincenzi , A. R. Walker , N. Weaverdyck , J. Weller , P. Wiseman , M. Yamamoto , B. Yanny

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

We constrain and compare the $w_{0}w_{a}$CDM dynamical dark energy model and three $f(R)$ modified gravity models using the current cosmological distance measurements, including 112 high-quality localized FRBs, BAO measurements from the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-24 Shuai Feng , Yan Gong , Xiaohui Liu , Jun-Hui Yan , Xuelei Chen

We carry out an independent re-analysis of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) public dataset, focusing on extensions to the standard cosmological model, $\Lambda$CDM. Utilizing the dataset and Effective Field Theory (EFT)-based…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-15 Anton Chudaykin , Mikhail M. Ivanov , Oliver H. E. Philcox

We study the dynamics of the quintom dark energy model using state-of-the-art cosmological observations. The set of equations has been converted into an autonomous system using suitable transformations of the variables. We have discussed…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-08 Nandan Roy , L Arturo Ureña-López

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) observations, when combined with Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and Type Ia supernovae (SNe), have led to statistically significant dynamical dark energy (DDE) claims. In this letter we…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-28 Eoin Ó Colgáin , M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari

Baryon acoustic oscillation data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) show evidence of a deviation from a cosmological constant $\Lambda$ within a Bayesian analysis. In this work, we validate that frequentist constraints…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-16 Laura Herold , Tanvi Karwal

Possible interaction between dark energy and dark matter has previously shown promise in alleviating the clustering tension, without exacerbating the Hubble tension, when Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) data from the Sloan Digital Sky…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-15 Rahul Shah , Purba Mukherjee , Supratik Pal

From the analysis of Supernova Ia data alongwith Observational Hubble Data (OHD) and Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) data, we attempt to find out the nature of a scalar potential that may be responsible for the Dark Energy of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-01-11 Debabrata Adak , Abhijit Bandyopadhyay , Debasish Majumdar

Recent studies suggest that dark energy may be dynamical rather than being a mere cosmological constant $\Lambda$. In this work, we examine the viability of two physically well-motivated dynamical dark energy models -- holographic dark…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-03 Peng-Ju Wu , Tian-Nuo Li , Guo-Hong Du , Xin Zhang

Recent data from DESI Year 2 BAO, Planck CMB, and various supernova compilations suggest a preference for evolving dark energy, with hints that the equation of state may cross the phantom divide line ($w = -1$). While this behavior is seen…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-19 Ryan E. Keeley , Arman Shafieloo , William L. Matthewson