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Jing-Yi Jia

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arXiv2026

Guide for the Hubble Tension: Mid-Time Solutions and Generalized PAge Parameterizations

In cosmology, the Hubble tension has become one of the most serious challenges in the last decade. Assuming that all the observational data are right, one of the ways out is to modify the standard $Λ$CDM cosmology. In the literature, the theoretical modifications are mainly made in the early and the late/local universes. But on both sides, some no-go arguments have been proposed recently. In particular, the general no-go arguments for the late-time modifications are mainly based on the PAge parameterization. In the present work, we note that there are some flaws in the (original) PAge parameterization, and then propose various generalized PAge (GPAge) parameterizations, which can be extended to $z>z_{\rm CMB}$ and hence the cosmic microwave background (CMB) can be taken into account, while they are also more accurate at low redshifts. With these GPAge parameterizations, we revisit the Hubble tension by using not only the late-time observations but also the observational data of CMB. We find that the Hubble tension could be alleviated (or even resolved) in GPAges significantly different from the standard $Λ$CDM cosmology, while they are overwhelmingly preferred over $Λ$CDM by the observational data in terms of all the information criteria. Surprisingly, we find that the new physics in the mid-time might be the key to resolve the Hubble tension.

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arXiv2026

New Insights into Dark Energy from DESI DR2 with CMB and SNIa

Analyses by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration suggest a significant deviation from the $Λ$CDM model when their baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) measurements are combined with Planck cosmic microwave background (CMB) data and various Type Ia supernova (SNIa) samples. In this work, we systematically investigate the origin of the deviations from the $Λ$CDM reported in recent cosmological analyses by combining different CMB datasets, BAO measurements, and DESY5 SNIa samples within the $w_0w_a$CDM framework. We find that the DESY5 SNIa sample, particularly its low-redshift component (DES-lowz), the Planck CMB data, the lensing measurements of Planck and ACT-DR6, and the DESI-DR2 BAO measurements contribute most significantly to the observed tensions. In contrast, combinations involving DES-SN, WMAP, SPT, and ACT-DR6 remain consistent with $Λ$CDM within $\sim1σ$. Our results highlight the critical impact of SNIa systematics, CMB data, and the choice of BAO dataset on constraints of dynamical dark energy models. These findings underscore the importance of improved calibration, homogeneity, and cross-validation of observational datasets to robustly assess potential deviations from the standard cosmological model.

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arXiv2026

Generalized Distributions of Host Dispersion Measures in the Fast Radio Burst Cosmology

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) can provide a measure of the Hubble constant $H_0$ that is independent of the constraints set by the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and the type Ia supernovae (SNIa), thereby arbitrating the Hubble tension. In the literature, the methodology proposed by Macquart et al. has been widely used, in which the contributions to the dispersion measure (DM) from the intergalactic medium (IGM, $\rm DM_{IGM}$) and the host galaxy ($\rm DM_{host}$) are described by probability distribution functions. Within the Macquart et al. methodology, it has been found that the parameter $F$, which quantifies the strength of the baryon feedback in galaxies, must be bound by an artificially narrow prior to result in a Hubble constant $H_0$ that is consistent with the ones derived from the CMB and SNIa studies. A recent study using ${\cal O}(100)$ localized FRBs found that this also causes the fraction of baryon mass in the IGM, $f_{\rm IGM}$, to approach its upper bound of 1. In the present work, using 125 localized FRBs, we find an unusually low $H_0$ when using a model with a loose prior on $F$. This model is in fact strongly preferred to the model with the narrow prior when considering the Bayesian evidence and the Akaike and Bayesian information criteria. Instead of modifying $σ_Δ=Fz^{-0.5}$ in the distribution of $\rm DM_{IGM}$, we explore an alternative method of resolving the tension by generalizing the distribution of $\rm DM_{host}$ with varying location and scale parameters $\ell$ and $e^μ$, respectively. We find that $H_0$ can be well consistent with the ones of Planck 2018 and SH0ES for all the models considered in this work, while these generalized models are all strongly preferred to the model with a narrow prior on $F$. Our findings indicate that more realistic distributions of $\rm DM_{host}$ could be the key to using FRBs as an independent measure of $H_0$.

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arXiv2025

Checking the Empirical Relations with the Current Localized Fast Radio Bursts

Although fast radio bursts (FRBs) were discovered more than a decade ago, and they have been one of the active fields in astronomy and cosmology, their origins are still unknown. An interesting topic closely related to the origins of FRBs is their classifications. Different classes of FRBs require different physical mechanisms. If some empirical relations are found for different classes of FRBs, they might justify the classifications scenario and help us to reveal the physical mechanisms behind. On the other hand, FRBs are actually a promising probe for cosmology, since their redshifts could be $z\sim 3$ or even higher. Similar to the cosmology of type Ia supernovae (SNIa) or Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), some empirical relations might also play an important role in the FRB cosmology. In the literature, some new classifications of FRBs different from repeaters and non-repeaters were proposed recently. In particular, it was suggested to classify FRBs into the ones associated with old or young stellar populations, and some empirical relations have also been found for them, respectively. One of these empirical relations (namely $L_ν-E$ relation) without dispersion measure (DM) has been used to calibrate FRBs as standard candles for cosmology. This shows the potential of the new classification and the empirical relations for FRBs. Nowadays, more than 50 FRBs have been well localized, and hence their redshifts $z$ are observationally known. So, it is of interest to check the empirical relations with the actual data of current localized FRBs. We find that many empirical relations still hold, and in particular the one used to calibrate FRBs as standard candles for cosmology stands firm. This is beneficial to the FRB cosmology.

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arXiv2025

Alleviating the Hubble Tension with a Local Void and Transitions of the Absolute Magnitude

Nowadays, one of the well-known serious challenges in cosmology is the Hubble tension, namely the discrepancy between the Hubble constants from the local observation of Type Ia supernova (SNIa) and the high-$z$ observation of cosmic microwave background (CMB). Here, we are interested in alleviating the Hubble tension with a local void. The key idea is assuming that we live in a locally underdense void, where one will feel a faster expansion rate compared to the cosmic average. In the literature, it was found that a local void cannot satisfyingly alleviate the Hubble tension, since it is not preferred over the $Λ$CDM model by the observations such as the Pantheon SNIa sample, especially in terms of the information criteria AIC and BIC. In the present work, we try to alleviate the Hubble tension with a local void and transitions of the absolute magnitude $M$, by using the Pantheon+ SNIa sample alone or jointly with the CMB data of Planck 2018. We find that the Hubble tension can be satisfyingly alleviated, while the $Λ$LTB void models are strongly preferred by the observations.

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