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A Phantom Menace? Cosmological consequences of a dark energy component with super-negative equation of state

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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 attention on cosmological models in which the dominant component of the cosmic energy density has negative pressure, with an equation of state $w \ge -1$. Remarking that most observations are consistent with models right up to the $w=-1$ or cosmological constant ($\Lambda$) limit, it is natural to ask what lies on the other side, at $w<-1$. In this regard, we construct a toy model of a ``phantom'' energy component which possesses an equation of state $w<-1$. Such a component is found to be compatible with most classical tests of cosmology based on current data, including the recent type 1a SNe data as well as the cosmic microwave background anisotropy and mass power spectrum. If the future observations continue to allow $w<-1$, then barring unanticipated systematic effects, the dominant component of the cosmic energy density may be stranger than anything expected.

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Cosmology of fractional gravity

gr-qc · 2026-04-30 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Fractional gravity yields stable de Sitter expansion and exact bouncing solutions driven by phantom (w < -1) or ghost (negative energy) fluids, with results independent of the form-factor representation.

Open case for a closed universe

hep-th · 2025-10-15 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

A no-go theorem proves flat and open FRW universes cannot be nonsingular, geodesically complete and ANEC-consistent while closed universes can, with positive curvature mimicking phantom dark energy at the 1% level.

Singularities in loop quantum cosmology

gr-qc · 2025-07-10 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Loop quantum cosmology models harbor physical singularities or inconsistent space-time structures, with a new effective Friedmann equation revealing a sub-Planckian bounce after a singularity at infinite scale factor resembling a time-reversed big rip.

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astro-ph.CO · 2026-06-18 · conditional · novelty 5.0

A QCD-vacuum dark-energy model with a two-parameter switch reproduces the DESI-preferred late-time expansion and is mildly favoured over ΛCDM by Bayesian evidence (lnB≈2.7).

$\Lambda$CDM-like models with future singularities

gr-qc · 2019-07-16 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Dark energy models with pressure defined as a function of scale factor match ΛCDM observations today but develop finite-time future singularities, including exact scalar field representations and calculated effects on matter perturbation growth.

Numerical Investigations of Stable Dynamics in the Presence of Ghosts

math.DS · 2026-04-28 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0 · 2 refs

Numerical simulations show ghost-normal scalar systems can remain dynamically bounded for long times when initial data is ultraviolet-dominated and low-amplitude, with some nonlinear potentials creating transient metastable states.

Quintom Model Perturbations

astro-ph.CO · 2026-06-25 · unverdicted · novelty 4.0

A two-field quintom model reproduces w0waCDM perturbation features and is mildly favored over it in Bayesian fits to BAO, CMB, and SNIa data.

The Quintom theory of dark energy after DESI DR2

astro-ph.CO · 2025-05-30 · unverdicted · novelty 3.0

This review traces the history of dynamical dark energy, presents the no-go theorem against single-field crossing of w = -1, and surveys viable Quintom constructions including multi-field models and modified gravity in light of DESI DR2 hints.

Finite scale factor and future singularities

gr-qc · 2019-07-16 · unverdicted · novelty 3.0

Dark energy models with pressure as a function of scale factor produce type I-IV finite-time future singularities that exhibit similar late-time behavior.

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