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A Dynamical Solution to the Problem of a Small Cosmological Constant and Late-time Cosmic Acceleration

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Increasing evidence suggests that most of the energy density of the universe consists of a dark energy component with negative pressure, a ``cosmological constant" that causes the cosmic expansion to accelerate. In this paper, we address the puzzle of why this component comes to dominate the universe only recently rather than at some much earlier epoch. We present a class of theories based on an evolving scalar field where the explanation is based entirely on internal dynamical properties of the solutions. In the theories we consider, the dynamics causes the scalar field to lock automatically into a negative pressure state at the onset of matter-domination such that the present epoch is the earliest possible time, consistent with nucleosynthesis restrictions, when it can start to dominate.

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Collider Probes of Dark Energy Microphysics

hep-ph · 2026-06-25 · conditional · novelty 6.5

Derivative couplings of a k-essence dark-energy scalar to a 2HDM+a pseudoscalar make the mediator’s invisible width and kinematics depend on the dark-energy sound speed c_s².

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.

Modified Gravity and Cosmology

astro-ph.CO · 2011-06-13 · unverdicted · novelty 2.0

A comprehensive review of modified gravity theories and their cosmological consequences, including a parameterized post-Friedmannian formalism for constraining deviations from General Relativity.

Particle Cosmology

hep-ph · 2026-06-30 · unverdicted · novelty 0.0

Particle cosmology integrates particle physics with cosmology to interpret the early universe as a natural high-energy laboratory and explain phenomena via theories like inflation, baryogenesis, and dark matter.

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  • Collider Probes of Dark Energy Microphysics hep-ph · 2026-06-25 · conditional · none · ref 104 · internal anchor

    Derivative couplings of a k-essence dark-energy scalar to a 2HDM+a pseudoscalar make the mediator’s invisible width and kinematics depend on the dark-energy sound speed c_s².

  • Quintom Model Perturbations astro-ph.CO · 2026-06-25 · unverdicted · none · ref 5 · internal anchor

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

  • Interacting $k$-essence field with non-pressureless Dark Matter: Cosmological Dynamics and Observational Constraints astro-ph.CO · 2025-09-11 · unverdicted · none · ref 63 · internal anchor

    Interacting k-essence dark energy and non-pressureless dark matter models with two interaction forms are shown to reproduce major cosmological epochs and fit observations comparably to LambdaCDM while admitting late-time de Sitter attractors.

  • Interacting Scalar Fields as Dark Energy and Dark Matter in Einstein scalar Gauss Bonnet Gravity gr-qc · 2025-07-07 · unverdicted · none · ref 46 · internal anchor

    Interacting scalar fields coupled to Gauss-Bonnet gravity yield viable dark energy and dark matter models that match Pantheon+ and DES supernova data while preferring over LambdaCDM at high redshifts with Roman mocks.

  • Dark Energy in the DESI Era: A Brief Review of Evidence, Beyond-$\Lambda$CDM Interpretations, and Tensions astro-ph.CO · 2026-06-20 · conditional · none · ref 53 · internal anchor

    DESI data hint that dark energy evolves (w0>−1, wa<0, phantom crossing) at 2.5–4.2σ, but the same expansion history can also be produced by interacting dark sectors, modified gravity, or non-cold dark matter.

  • The Quintom theory of dark energy after DESI DR2 astro-ph.CO · 2025-05-30 · unverdicted · none · ref 93 · internal anchor

    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.

  • Observational tests of \texorpdfstring{$\Lambda(t)$}{Lambda(t)} cosmology in light of DESI DR2 physics.gen-ph · 2026-04-17 · unverdicted · none · ref 48

    MCMC constraints on two Lambda(t) models with DESI DR2, CC, and Pantheon+ data yield H0 ~72.5-73 km/s/Mpc, Omega_m0 near standard values in joint fits, and n~0.3 indicating mild deviation from LambdaCDM.

  • Modified Gravity and Cosmology astro-ph.CO · 2011-06-13 · unverdicted · none · ref 66

    A comprehensive review of modified gravity theories and their cosmological consequences, including a parameterized post-Friedmannian formalism for constraining deviations from General Relativity.

  • Particle Cosmology hep-ph · 2026-06-30 · unverdicted · none · ref 29 · internal anchor

    Particle cosmology integrates particle physics with cosmology to interpret the early universe as a natural high-energy laboratory and explain phenomena via theories like inflation, baryogenesis, and dark matter.