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Do cosmological observations allow a negative $\Lambda$?

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arxiv 2112.10641 v2 pith:HSJRZ7BI submitted 2021-12-20 astro-ph.CO gr-qchep-phhep-th

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In view of the recent measurement of $H_{0}$ from HST and SH0ES team, we explore the possibility of existence of a negative cosmological constant (AdS vacua in the dark energy sector) in the Universe. In this regard, we consider quintessence fields on top of a negative cosmological constant and compare such construction with $\Lambda$CDM model using a different combination of CMB, SnIa, BAO and $H_{0}$ data. Various model comparison estimators show that quintessence models with a negative $\Lambda$ is either preferred over $\Lambda$CDM or performs equally as $\Lambda$CDM model. This suggests that the presence of a negative $\Lambda$ (AdS ground state) in our Universe, which can naturally arise in string theory, is consistent with cosmological observations.

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