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We place observational constraints on the Galileon ghost condensate model, a dark energy proposal in cubic-order Horndeski theories consistent with the gravitational-wave event GW170817. The model extends the covariant Galileon by taking an…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-02 Simone Peirone , Giampaolo Benevento , Noemi Frusciante , Shinji Tsujikawa

In this study, we explore the cosmological implications of a modified gravity theory characterized by the function \( f(R, \Sigma, T) \), where \( R \) is the Ricci scalar, \( \Sigma \) represents a geometric deformation term, and \( T \)…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-06 N. Myrzakulov , S. H. Shekh , S. R. Bhoyar , Anirudh Pradhan

Explanations of the late-time cosmic acceleration within the framework of general relativity are plagued by difficulties. General relativistic models are mostly based on a dark energy field with fine-tuned, unnatural properties. There is a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-22 Ruth Durrer , Roy Maartens

We provide preliminary quantitative evidence that a new solution to averaging the observed inhomogeneous structure of matter in the universe [gr-qc/0702082, arxiv:0709.0732], may lead to an observationally viable cosmology without exotic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ben M. Leith , S. C. Cindy Ng , David L. Wiltshire

We perform a detailed confrontation of various oscillating dark-energy parame-trizations with the latest sets of observational data. In particular, we use data from Joint Light Curve analysis (JLA) sample from Supernoave Type Ia, Baryon…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-19 Supriya Pan , Emmanuel N. Saridakis , Weiqiang Yang

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

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

This study effectively reconstructs a cosmological model utilizing covariant $f(Q)$ gravity within Connection-III and FLRW spacetime. The dynamic behavior of the reconstructed model is thoroughly analyzed using the Hubble parameter $H(z)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-01-15 S. A. Narawade , Santosh V. Lohakare , B. Mishra

In this work we consider a cosmological scenario in which the Universe contracts initially having a bouncing-like behavior, and accordingly after it bounces off, it decelerates following a matter dominated like evolution and at very large…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-12-02 S. D. Odintsov , V. K. Oikonomou , Tanmoy Paul

We use a combination of observational data in order to reconstruct the free function of f(T) gravity in a model-independent manner. Starting from the data-driven determined dark-energy equation-of-state parameter we are able to reconstruct…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-20 Xin Ren , Thomas Hong Tsun Wong , Yi-Fu Cai , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

The $\Lambda$CDM framework offers a remarkably good description of our universe with a very small number of free parameters, which can be determined with high accuracy from currently available data. However, this does not mean that the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-22 Yves Zolnierowski , Alain Blanchard

In this paper we address the problem of dark energy oscillations in the context of mimetic $F(R)$ gravity with potential. The issue of dark energy oscillations can be a problem in some models of ordinary $F(R)$ gravity and a remedy that can…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-24 S. D. Odintsov , V. K. Oikonomou

Using only the standard considerations of spacetime foam and the Euclidean Quantum Gravity techniques known long ago, we result to a model of Topological Dark Energy (TDE) that outperforms the standard $\Lambda$CDM paradigm with regard to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-25 Fotios K. Anagnostopoulos , Stylianos A. Tsilioukas , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

This study delves into the cosmological implications of the $f(Q,C)$ modified gravity framework within the context of the FLRW spacetime which offers a dynamic alternative to the standard $\Lambda$CDM cosmology. Here, we define the transit…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-03 N. Myrzakulov , Anirudh Pradhan , A. Dixit , S. H. Shekh

We consider late-time cosmology in a (phantom) scalar-tensor theory with an exponential potential, as a dark energy model with equation of state parameter close to -1 (a bit above or below this value). Scalar (and also other kinds of)…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-17 Emilio Elizalde , Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov

Recent analyses combining DESI DR2 BAO with CMB and SNe Ia data have reported $2.8$--$4.2\sigma$ evidence for dynamical dark energy, but the significance depends strongly on the supernova sample, raising the question of whether this signal…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-15 Zhenyuan Wang , Yun Wang

Over the last decade, much attention has been given to the study of modified gravity theories to find a more natural explanation for the late-time acceleration of the Universe. Particular attention has focused on the so-called $f(R)$ dark…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-09 Kelly MacDevette , Jess Worsley , Peter Dunsby , Saikat Chakraborty

In this work, we investigate a cosmological scenario with a time-dependent cosmological constant $\Lambda$(t) within the spatially flat Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) framework. Here we study a power-law $\Lambda(t)$CDM model…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-28 Archana Dixit , Manish Yadav , Anirudh Pradhan , M. S. Barak

In this paper, we examine the acceleration of the Universe's expansion in $F(R,T)$ gravity, where $R$ denotes the Ricci scalar and $T$ the trace of energy-momentum tensor. Indeed, the unknown nature of the source controlling this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-25 Ahmed Errahmani , Amine Bouali , Safae Dahmani , Imad El Bojaddaini , Taoufik Ouali

The Hubble constant tension problem is analysed in the framework of a class of modified gravity, the so-called $F(R)$ gravity. To do so, we explore two models: an exponential and a power-law $F(R)$ gravities, which includes an early dark…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-03-24 Sergei D. Odintsov , Diego Sáez-Chillón Gómez , German S. Sharov