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While $\Lambda$CDM provides a good fit to cosmological data, it fails to address many of the outstanding questions in contemporary cosmology. Chief among these are the Hubble tension and the apparent dynamical nature of dark energy as…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-28 Amin Aboubrahim , Pran Nath

Recent observations from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Data Release 2 (DR2) have revealed compelling evidence for dynamical dark energy, challenging the $\Lambda$CDM paradigm. In this work, we adopt a data-driven,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-05 Changyu You , Dan Wang , Tao Yang

We present a physically motivated dark-energy (DE) model rooted in the topological structure of the Quantum ChromoDynamic (QCD) vacuum. In this framework, DE arises from the difference between the vacuum energy of an expanding FRW universe…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-03 Ludovic Van Waerbeke , Ariel Zhitnitsky

We revisit a cosmological model where dark matter (DM) and dark energy (DE) follow barotropic equations of state, allowing deviations from the standard $\Lambda$CDM framework (i.e. $w_{dm} \neq 0$, $w_{de} \neq -1$), considering both flat…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-24 Dorian Araya , Cristian Castillo , Genly Leon , Juan Magaña , Angie Barr Domínguez , Miguel A. García-Aspeitia

The recent findings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) indicate a preference for dynamical dark energy at a significance level above $2.5 \sigma$, with baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) combined with cosmic microwave…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-29 Jose Agustin Lozano Torres , Axel de la Macorra

If the dark energy is modelled as a relativistic elastic solid then the standard CDM and $\Lambda$CDM models, as well as lattice configurations of cosmic strings or domain walls, are points in the two-dimensional parameter space $(w,c_{\rm…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-09 Richard A. Battye , Adam Moss

Observational data play a pivotal role in identifying cosmological models that are both theoretically consistent and empirically viable. In this work, we investigate the level of preference for dynamical dark energy over a cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-21 Himanshu Chaudhary , Vipin Kumar Sharma , Salvatore Capozziello , G. Mustafa

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

In this study, we investigate the oscillatory dark energy model $w_{\sin}\mathrm{CDM}$ based on the DESI BAO data together with OHD, Pantheon Plus, and SH0ES measurements. We examine how the DESI data influence the dark energy…

General Physics · Physics 2026-02-06 Manish Yadav , Archana Dixit , M. S. Barak , Anirudh Pradhan

We present updated constraints on the parameters of an axion dark energy model, for which we took into account the properties of its characteristic potential and its full cosmological evolution. We show that the values of the axion…

The first and second year results of DESI provide consistent evidence that dark energy may not be quantum vacuum energy ($\Lambda$). If true, this would be an extraordinary development in the 25-year quest to understand cosmic acceleration.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-17 Matilde L. Abreu , Michael S. Turner

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) second data release shows a moderate preference for dark energy with a time-varying equation of state parameter, suggesting that the standard $\Lambda$CDM model may need to be revised. In…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-08 Zachary J. Hoelscher , Thomas W. Kephart , Robert J. Scherrer , Kelly Holley-Bockelmann

Major observational efforts in the coming decade are designed to probe the equation of state of dark energy. Measuring a deviation of the equation-of-state parameter w from -1 would indicate a dark energy that cannot be represented solely…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-03-12 Alan Cooney , Simon DeDeo , Dimitrios Psaltis

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

In this study, we explore the impact of various combinations of CMB-independent datasets, including the recent DESI BAO measurements, on the equation of state (EoS) of dark energy and other cosmological parameters within the framework of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-13 Manisg Yadav , Archana Dixit , M. S. Barak , Anirudh Pradhan

A fundamental question in cosmology is whether dark energy evolves over time, a topic that has gained prominence since the discovery of cosmic acceleration. Recently, the DESI collaboration has reported increasing evidence for evolving dark…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-21 Deng Wang , David Mota

Measurements of the current expansion rate of the Universe, $H_0$, using standard candles, disagree with those derived from observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). This discrepancy, known as the Hubble tension, is substantial…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-05 Sergio Torres-Arzayus

We investigate several phenomenological dark energy parameterizations using a joint analysis of late-time cosmological observations, including cosmic-chromatometer measurements of the Hubble parameter, DESI DR2 baryon acoustic oscillation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-08 Chanchal Kumari , Dinesh Kumar

We study the dynamical aspects of dark energy in the context of a non-minimally coupled scalar field with curvature and torsion. Whereas the scalar field acts as the source of the trace mode of torsion, a suitable constraint on the torsion…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-18 Sourav Sur , Arshdeep Singh Bhatia

We present logistic dark energy model (LDEM), where the dark energy density follows a logistic function for the scale factor. The equation of state parameter of dark energy ($w_D$) transitioned from $-1$ in the distant past to its current…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-27 Sarath Nelleri , Gopi Krishna , Navaneeth Poonthottathil