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Matching current observational constraints with nonminimally coupled dark energy

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We show that a Universe with a nonminimally coupled scalar field can fit current measurements of the expansion rate of the Universe better than the standard Λ-cold dark matter model or other minimally coupled dark energy models. In particular, the nonminimal coupling in this model allows for the dark energy model to exhibit stable phantom crossing behavior, which seems to be suggested by the constraints on the dark energy equation of state coming from the most recent data. While we find a clear improvement in the goodness of fit for this dark energy model with respect to others that have been considered in the recent literature, using information theoretic criteria, we show that the evidence for it is still inconclusive.
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10.1103/physrevd.111.l041303

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
Oxford college:
Oriel College
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0000-0002-3021-2851
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
Role:
Author


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https://ror.org/057g20z61
Grant:
ST/W000903/1


Publisher:
American Physical Society
Journal:
Physical Review D (particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology) More from this journal
Volume:
111
Issue:
4
Article number:
L041303
Publication date:
2025-02-07
Acceptance date:
2025-01-09
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EISSN:
2470-0029
ISSN:
2470-0010


Language:
English
Subtype:
Letter
Pubs id:
2091064
Local pid:
pubs:2091064
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2025-08-11
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