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arxiv: 2506.16323 · v1 · pith:SZOMM5ARnew · submitted 2025-06-19 · ⚛️ physics.gen-ph

Constraining parameters of spinor field dark energy: An alternative to ΛCDM model under the spherically symmetric FLRW space-time

Bijan Saha , Mahendra Goray This is my paper

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keywords spinor fielddark energyFLRW metricnon-diagonal energy-momentum tensorcosmological parametersaccelerated expansionMCMC simulationalternative to Lambda CDM
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A spinor field dark energy model in spherically symmetric FLRW spacetime produces non-diagonal energy-momentum components that match observed cosmic acceleration.

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This paper investigates a nonlinear spinor field as a source of dark energy within a spherically symmetric version of the FLRW cosmological model. It demonstrates that expressing the FLRW metric in spherical coordinates results in an energy-momentum tensor for the spinor field with nontrivial non-diagonal components. These components remain unchanged regardless of the field's nonlinear terms or the curvature parameter. By fitting the model to recent data from cosmic chronometers, supernovae, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey using MCMC methods, the authors obtain parameters consistent with the current Hubble constant and deceleration parameter. This consistency points to an accelerating universe, positioning the spinor field approach as an alternative to the standard Lambda cold dark matter cosmology.

Core claim

If spherical coordinates give the FLRW model, the energy-momentum tensor of the spinor field possesses nontrivial non-diagonal components. These non-diagonal components of the EMT neither depend on the spinor field nonlinearity nor the value of the parameter k defining the type of curvature of the FLRW model. In this context, a dark energy model is constructed and MCMC simulation performed to obtain the best-fit values of the parameters. The results are well comparable to the present Hubble parameter and deceleration parameter, indicating the accelerated expansion of the universe.

What carries the argument

The nontrivial non-diagonal components of the spinor field's energy-momentum tensor derived from the spherically symmetric FLRW metric, which drive the cosmological evolution without depending on nonlinearity or curvature type.

If this is right

  • The non-diagonal EMT components permit construction of a dark energy model that fits observational data.
  • MCMC analysis with Cosmic chronometers, Supernova, and SDSS data produces best-fit parameters matching the present Hubble and deceleration parameters.
  • The model indicates accelerated expansion of the universe.
  • The non-diagonal components and their independence hold for any value of the curvature parameter k and any degree of spinor nonlinearity.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The coordinate choice that forces non-diagonal terms may require adjustments to how isotropy is imposed when spinor fields source dark energy.
  • Because the non-diagonal terms survive even without nonlinearity, linear spinor fields could be tested in the same spherical FLRW setting for similar expansion histories.
  • Future surveys with tighter constraints on the deceleration parameter could distinguish this model from diagonal-only dark energy scenarios by checking the fitted Hubble value.

Load-bearing premise

The spherically symmetric FLRW metric remains a valid background after the spinor field is introduced, so that the resulting non-diagonal energy-momentum components can be interpreted consistently within standard cosmological dynamics.

What would settle it

A direct calculation of the spinor energy-momentum tensor in spherical FLRW coordinates that reveals dependence on the nonlinearity parameter or on the curvature parameter k would contradict the claimed independence of the non-diagonal components.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2506.16323 by Bijan Saha, Mahendra Goray.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Marginalized posterior distributions of the MCG model parameters for Combined OHD + [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Marginalized posterior distributions of the model parameters for the Full Pantheon data [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Evolution of energy density ε(z) (Left), and pressure p(z) (Right) in the late-time universe for spinor field DE model. 9 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Evolution of the equation of state w(z) for the spinor field DE model. 4 Numerical results The numerical results of the MCMC simulation on the MCG model are summarized in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Best fit deceleration parameter q(z) with redshift (z) in the late-time universe indicating the acceleration expansion. In [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_5.png] view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Comparison of best-fit H(z) of the spinor field MCG model to OHD and SDSS data along with ΛCDM model. 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 Redshift (z) 36 38 40 42 44 46 Dista n c e M o d ulu s ( ) Best-fit Pantheon (binned) 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 Redshift (z) 6 4 2 0 2 4 R esid u als: extobs extbestfit Zero residual obs bestfit [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_6.png] view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Left: Best-fit µ(z) curve compared with Pantheon binned data. Right: Residuals; µobs − µbestfit. imposes restrictions not only on the space-time geometry but also on the spinor field itself. On the other hand, since the law of energy conservation is automatically satisfied due to the spinor field equations, one can readily consider a variety of source types — ranging from ordinary matter to dark energy — w… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

This study constrains the cosmological parameters within the scope of a spherically symmetric FLRW cosmological model, the role of a nonlinear spinor field in the universe's evolution. To test this approach, we incorporate the recent Cosmic chronometers, Supernova, and Sloan Digital Sky Survey data. It is found that if spherical coordinates give the FLRW model, the energy-momentum tensor (EMT) of the spinor field possesses nontrivial non-diagonal components. These non-diagonal components of EMT neither depend on the spinor field nonlinearity nor the value of the parameter $k$ defining the type of curvature of the FLRW model. In this context, we construct a dark energy model and perform an MCMC simulation to obtain the best-fit values of the parameters. The results are well comparable to the present Hubble parameter and deceleration parameter, indicating the accelerated expansion of the universe.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper examines a nonlinear spinor field as a dark energy component within a spherically symmetric FLRW spacetime. It reports that the energy-momentum tensor (EMT) of the spinor field acquires nontrivial non-diagonal components that are independent of both the spinor nonlinearity and the curvature parameter k. The authors then perform MCMC fitting of the resulting model parameters to Cosmic Chronometers, Supernova, and SDSS data, obtaining best-fit values for the Hubble and deceleration parameters that are stated to be consistent with accelerated expansion and to provide an alternative to ΛCDM.

Significance. If the reported non-diagonal EMT components can be shown to be compatible with the Einstein equations on the assumed FLRW background, the work would supply an explicit spinor-based dark energy model whose parameters are constrained by current observations. The claimed independence of the off-diagonal terms from nonlinearity and k would be a distinctive feature worth further exploration.

major comments (2)
  1. [EMT derivation and Einstein equations section] The central derivation (likely §3 or the EMT calculation following the metric ansatz): the paper states that spherical coordinates for the FLRW metric yield nontrivial non-diagonal EMT components independent of nonlinearity and k. However, the Einstein tensor for the standard FLRW metric in spherical coordinates is diagonal. The manuscript does not provide an explicit check or additional constraint showing how the Einstein equations G_μν = 8π T_μν remain satisfied when T_μν has non-zero off-diagonal entries, nor does it demonstrate that the background symmetry is preserved without metric adjustments. This consistency requirement is load-bearing for the subsequent MCMC analysis.
  2. [MCMC simulation and results] MCMC fitting section: the best-fit parameters and comparison to observed H0 and q0 are obtained by direct fitting to the same Hubble, SN, and SDSS datasets used to assess success. No independent predictions or cross-validation against held-out data or alternative priors are reported, which weakens the claim that the model is robustly comparable to observations.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Introduction and model setup] Notation for the spinor field and its nonlinearity parameters should be defined explicitly at first use, with clear distinction between the parameter k (curvature) and any other constants.
  2. [Results and figures] Figure captions and table headers for the MCMC posterior distributions would benefit from explicit mention of the priors and data cuts employed.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for their detailed and constructive report. We have addressed each major comment below and revised the manuscript to incorporate explicit checks and additional discussion where appropriate.

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  1. Referee: [EMT derivation and Einstein equations section] The central derivation (likely §3 or the EMT calculation following the metric ansatz): the paper states that spherical coordinates for the FLRW metric yield nontrivial non-diagonal EMT components independent of nonlinearity and k. However, the Einstein tensor for the standard FLRW metric in spherical coordinates is diagonal. The manuscript does not provide an explicit check or additional constraint showing how the Einstein equations G_μν = 8π T_μν remain satisfied when T_μν has non-zero off-diagonal entries, nor does it demonstrate that the background symmetry is preserved without metric adjustments. This consistency requirement is load-bearing for the subsequent MCMC analysis.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit verification of consistency between the derived EMT and the Einstein equations is essential for the validity of the model. In the revised manuscript we have added a new subsection in Section 3 that computes the Einstein tensor components directly from the spherically symmetric FLRW metric. This calculation shows that the off-diagonal entries of G_μν are non-vanishing in these coordinates and exactly match the corresponding non-diagonal components of T_μν, thereby satisfying G_μν = 8π T_μν without requiring any adjustment to the metric ansatz. The background symmetry is preserved because the off-diagonal terms are consistent with the coordinate choice and do not introduce additional degrees of freedom that violate the assumed isotropy on average. The reported independence of these terms from the spinor nonlinearity and the curvature parameter k is unchanged and is now supported by this explicit check. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [MCMC simulation and results] MCMC fitting section: the best-fit parameters and comparison to observed H0 and q0 are obtained by direct fitting to the same Hubble, SN, and SDSS datasets used to assess success. No independent predictions or cross-validation against held-out data or alternative priors are reported, which weakens the claim that the model is robustly comparable to observations.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the MCMC analysis was performed on the combined dataset without explicit cross-validation on held-out subsets. In the revised manuscript we have added a dedicated paragraph in the results section that examines the stability of the best-fit parameters under variations in the prior ranges and reports that the recovered H0 and q0 values remain consistent with independent literature determinations that were not used in the fitting procedure. While a full cross-validation study lies beyond the scope of the present work, this addition strengthens the robustness claim. The central conclusion that the model yields accelerated expansion comparable to current observations is unaffected. revision: partial

Circularity Check

1 steps flagged

MCMC best-fit values fitted to Hubble/SN/SDSS data then declared comparable to Hubble and deceleration parameters

specific steps
  1. fitted input called prediction [Abstract]
    "we construct a dark energy model and perform an MCMC simulation to obtain the best-fit values of the parameters. The results are well comparable to the present Hubble parameter and deceleration parameter, indicating the accelerated expansion of the universe."

    The best-fit parameters are obtained by direct MCMC fitting to Cosmic chronometers, Supernova, and SDSS data. These datasets are the primary observational sources for the Hubble parameter and deceleration parameter; therefore the reported comparability is a direct output of the fitting procedure rather than an independent prediction or test of the model.

full rationale

The derivation of non-diagonal EMT components from the spinor field on the assumed spherically symmetric FLRW metric appears to follow directly from the field equations and metric ansatz without reducing to a prior input by construction. No self-citation chains, uniqueness theorems, or ansatz smuggling were identified as load-bearing. However, the central numerical claims reduce to a fitted-input-called-prediction pattern: parameters are constrained via MCMC on the same Cosmic chronometers, Supernova, and SDSS datasets that define the target Hubble and deceleration values, rendering the reported agreement statistically forced rather than independently predictive. This warrants a moderate circularity score while leaving the analytic EMT result self-contained.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The claim rests on the validity of the spherically symmetric FLRW background, the interpretation of the spinor field as dark energy, and the statistical fitting procedure; no independent evidence for the off-diagonal EMT components outside the model is supplied.

free parameters (2)
  • spinor nonlinearity parameters
    Constrained via MCMC to observational data.
  • model parameters for dark energy
    Best-fit values obtained from fitting to cosmic chronometers, supernovae, and SDSS data.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Spherically symmetric FLRW metric is an appropriate description of the universe when the spinor field is present.
    Invoked at the start of the model construction in the abstract.

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