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M. Malekjani

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arXiv2025

Cosmological constraints on dark energy parametrizations after DESI 2024: Persistent deviation from standard $Λ$CDM cosmology

In this work, we present a study on cosmological constraints of dark energy (DE) parametrizations after the observations of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instruments (DESI) for Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) in 2024, suggesting potential deviations from the standard flat-$Λ$CDM cosmology. This study aims to put observational constraints on equation of state (EoS) parametrizations beyond the standard $Λ$CDM model using DESI BAO 2024 data, Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropy observations 2018, and various Supernovae type Ia (SNIa) compilations: PantheonPlus, Union3, and Dark Energy Survey 5-year photometrically classified SNIa (DES-SN5YR). Our main goal is to validate the result of DESI collaborations \cite{DESI:2024mwx} in the context of some parametrizations beyond the Chevallier-Polarski-Linder (CPL) approximation known as Barboza-Alcaniz (BA) and Padé parametrizations. These investigations allow us to examine the potential biases in the results presented by DESI collaborations with respect to CPL parametrization. By comparing our findings using BA and Padé parametrizations to the CPL case, we indicate that the deviation from $w_Λ = -1.0$, observed in the CPL parametrization, is also evident in the BA and Padé parametrizations.

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arXiv2025

$Λ$CDM Model Against Gravity-Thermodynamics Conjecture: Observational Constraints After DESI 2024

In the context of the gravity-thermodynamics conjecture based on the Tsallis entropy-area relation, we investigate the standard $Λ$CDM cosmology and examine some potential deviations from it. Utilizing recent updates from geometrical datasets, including the DESI BAO measurements (2024), Planck CMB anisotropy measurements (2018), and the Pantheon+ catalogue for SNIa (2022), we conduct a thorough analysis via the window of Tsallis cosmology. In the first step, our analysis reveals no significant deviation from the standard model when using DESI BAO data alone, Pantheon+ data alone, or a combination of both. In the next step, we incorporate all datasets by adding the CMB data to our analysis, indicating a potential deviation from the standard model within the framework of Tsallis cosmology. Imposing the Planck prior to the sound horizon at the baryon drag epoch, we observe support for the standard model and consistency between our constraints on the Hubble constant and the Planck value. Finally, we compare the Tsallis and $Λ$CDM cosmologies using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC).

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arXiv2022

f(T) cosmology against the cosmographic method: A new study using mock and observational data

In this paper, we study the power-law $f(T)$ model using Hubble diagrams of type Ia supernovae (SNIa), quasars (QSOs), Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) and the measurements from baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the framework of the cosmographic method. Using mock data for SNIa, QSOs and GRBs generated based on the power-law $f(T)$ model, we show whether different cosmographic methods are suitable to reconstruct the distance modulus or not. In particular, we investigate the rational PADE polynomials $(3,2)$ and $(2,2)$ in addition to the fourth- and fifth- order Taylor series. We show that PADE $(3,2)$ is the best approximation that can be used in the cosmographic method to reconstruct the distance modulus at both low and high redshifts. In the context of PADE $(3,2)$ cosmographic method, we show that the power-law $f(T)$ model is well consistent with the real observational data from the Hubble diagrams of SNIa, QSOs and GRBs. Moreover, we find that the combination of the Hubble diagram of SNIa and the BAO observation leads to better consistency between the model-independent cosmographic method and the power-law $f(T)$ model. Finally, our observational constraints on the parameter of the effective equation of state of DE, described by the power-law $f(T)$ model, show the phantom-like behavior, especially when the BAO observations are included in our analysis.

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arXiv2022

Can high-redshift Hubble diagrams rule out the standard model of cosmology in the context of cosmographic method?

Using mock data for the Hubble diagrams of type Ia supernovae (SNIa) and quasars (QSOs) generated based on the standard model of cosmology, and using the least-squares method based on the Markov-Chain-Monte-Carlo (MCMC) algorithm, we first put constraints on the cosmographic parameters in the context of the various model-independent cosmographic methods reconstructed from the Taylor $4^{th}$ and $5^{th}$ order expansions and the Pade (2,2) and (3,2) polynomials of the Hubble parameter, respectively. We then reconstruct the distance modulus in the framework of cosmographic methods and calculate the percentage difference between the distance modulus of the cosmographic methods and that of the standard model. The percentage difference is minimized when the Pade approximation is used which means that the Pade cosmographic method is sufficiently suitable for reconstructing the distance modulus even at high-redshifts. In the next step, using the real observational data for the Hubble diagrams of SNIa, QSOs, gamma-ray-bursts (GRBs), and observations from baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in two sets of the low-redshift combination (SNIa+QSOs+GRBs+BAO) embracing the redshift range of $0.01<z<2.26$ and the high-redshift combination (SNIa+QSOs+GRBs) which covers a redshift range of $0.01< z < 5.5$, we put observational constraints on the cosmographic parameters of the Pade cosmography and also the standard model. Our analysis indicates that Pade cosmographic approaches do not reveal any cosmographic tension between the standard model and the observational data. We also confirm this result, using the statistical AIC criteria. Finally, we put the cosmographic method in the redshift-bin data and find a larger value of $Ω_{m0}$ extracted from $s_0$ parameter compared with those of the $q_0$ parameter and Planck-$Λ$CDM values.

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arXiv2021

New parameterizations of generalized Chaplygin gas model constrained at background and perturbation levels

We study the main cosmological properties of the Generalized Chaplygin Gas (GCG) dark energy model at the background and perturbation levels. By using the latest cosmological data in both the background and perturbation levels, we implement a joint likelihood analysis to constrain the cosmological parameters of the model. Using the available expansion and growth rate data, we place constraints on the free parameters of the GCG model based on the statistical Markov chain Monte Carlo method. Then, the best-fit values of cosmological parameters and those of confidence regions are found. We obtain the best-fit value of the current expansion rate of the universe in the GCG model and show that it is in good agreement with the $Λ$CDM model. Moreover, the growth rate of matter perturbations is investigated in the context of a unified GCG model. It is shown that in this model, the dark energy component, like the $Λ$ sector in the $Λ$CDM model, can suppress the amplitude of matter perturbations. We show that the growth rate of perturbations in GCG parametrization is consistent with cluster-scale observations similar to the case of the concordance $Λ$CDM model. Our results show that the tension on $σ_{8}$ appeared in concordance model can be alleviated in GCG cosmology.

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arXiv2020

A Bayesian comparison between $Λ$CDM and phenomenologically emergent dark energy models

In this work we examine the recently proposed phenomenological emergent dark energy (PEDE) model by \cite{Li:2019yem}, using the latest observational data in both expansion and perturbation levels. Applying the statistical Bayesian evidence as well as the AIC and BIC information criteria, we compare the PEDE model with the concordance $Λ$CDM model in both flat and non-flat universes. We combine the observational datasets as (i) expansion data (except CMB), (ii) expansion data (including CMB) and (iii) expansion data jointed to the growth rate dataset. Our statistical results show that the flat- $Λ$CDM model is still the best model. In the case of expansion data (including CMB), we observe that the flat- PEDE model is well consistent with observations as well as the concordance $Λ$CDM universe. While in the cases of (i) and (iii), the PEDE models in both of the flat and non-flat geometries are not favored. In particular, we see that in the perturbation level the PEDE model can not fit the observations as equally as standard $Λ$CDM cosmology. As the ability of the model, we show that the PEDE models can alleviate the tension of Hubble constant value appearing between the local observations and Planck inferred estimation in standard cosmology.

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arXiv2018

Model selection and constraints from Holographic dark energy scenarios

In this study we combine the expansion and the growth data in order to investigate the ability of the three most popular holographic dark energy models, namely event future horizon, Ricci scale and Granda-Oliveros IR cutoffs, to fit the data. Using a standard $χ^2$ minimization method we place tight constraints on the free parameters of the models. Based on the values of the Akaike and Bayesian information criteria we find that two out of three holographic dark energy models are disfavored by the data, because they predict a non-negligible amount of dark energy density at early enough times. Although the growth rate data are relatively consistent with the holographic dark energy models which are based on Ricci scale and Granda-Oliveros IR cutoffs, the combined analysis provides strong indications against these models. Finally, we find that the model for which the holographic dark energy is related with the future horizon is consistent with the combined observational data.

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arXiv2017

Spherical collapse model in agegraphic dark energy cosmologies

Under the commonly used spherical collapse model, we study how dark energy affects the growth of large scale structures of the Universe in the context of agegraphic dark energy models. The dynamics of the spherical collapse of dark matter halos in nonlinear regimes is determined by the properties of the dark energy model. We show that the main parameters of the spherical collapse model are directly affected by the evolution of dark energy in the agegraphic dark energy models. We compute the spherical collapse quantities for different values of agegraphic model parameter $α$ in two different scenarios: first, when dark energy does not exhibit fluctuations on cluster scales, and second, when dark energy inside the overdense region collapses similar to dark matter. Using the Sheth-Tormen and Reed mass functions, we investigate the abundance of dark matter halos in the framework of agegraphic dark energy cosmologies. The model parameter $α$ is a crucial parameter in order to count the abundance of dark matter halos. Specifically, the present analysis suggests that the agegraphic dark energy model with bigger (smaller) value of $α$ predicts less (more) virialized halos with respect to that of $Λ$CDM cosmology. We also show that in agegraphic dark energy models, the number of halos strongly depends on clustered or uniformed distributions of dark energy.

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arXiv2016

Agegraphic dark energy: growth index and cosmological implications

We study the main cosmological properties of the agegraphic dark energy model at the expansion and perturbation levels. Initially, using the latest cosmological data we implement a joint likelihood analysis in order to constrain the cosmological parameters. Then we test the performance of the agegraphic dark energy model at the perturbation level and we define its difference from the usual $Λ$CDM model. Within this context, we verify that the growth index of matter fluctuations depends on the choice of the considered agegraphic dark energy (homogeneous or clustered). In particular, assuming a homogeneous agegraphic dark energy we find, for the first time, that the asymptotic value of the growth index is $γ\approx 5/9$, which is close to that of the usual $Λ$ cosmology, $γ^{(Λ)} \approx 6/11$. Finally, if the distribution of dark energy is clustered then we obtain $γ\approx 1/2$ which is $\sim 8\%$ smaller than that of the $Λ$CDM model.

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arXiv2016

Growth of spherical overdensities in scalar-tensor cosmologies

The accelerated expansion of the universe is a rather established fact in cosmology and many different models have been proposed as a viable explanation. Many of these models are based on the standard general relativistic framework of non-interacting fluids or more recently of coupled (interacting) dark energy models, where dark energy (the scalar field) is coupled to the dark matter component giving rise to a fifth-force. An interesting alternative is to couple the scalar field directly to the gravity sector via the Ricci scalar. These models are dubbed non-minimally coupled models and give rise to a time-dependent gravitational constant. In this work we study few models falling into this category and describe how observables depend on the strength of the coupling. We extend recent work on the subject by taking into account also the effects of the perturbations of the scalar field and showing their relative importance on the evolution of the mass function. By working in the framework of the spherical collapse model, we show that perturbations of the scalar field have a limited impact on the growth factor (for small coupling constant) and on the mass function with respect to the case where perturbations are neglected.

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arXiv2013

G-corrected holographic dark energy model

Here we investigate the holographic dark energy model in the framework of FRW cosmology where the Newtonian gravitational constant,$G$, is varying with cosmic time. Using the complementary astronomical data which support the time dependency of $G$, the evolutionary treatment of EoS parameter and energy density of dark energy model are calculated in the presence of time variation of $G$. It has been shown that in this case, the phantom regime can be achieved at the present time. We also calculate the evolution of $G$- corrected deceleration parameter for holographic dark energy model and show that the dependency of $G$ on the comic time can influence on the transition epoch from decelerated expansion to the accelerated phase. Finally we perform the statefinder analysis for $G$- corrected holographic model and show that this model has a shorter distance from the observational point in $s-r$ plane compare with original holographic dark energy model.

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arXiv2013

Statefinder diagnostic of logarithmic entropy corrected holographic dark energy with Granda-Oliveros IR cut-off

In this work, we have studied the logarithmic entropy corrected holographic dark energy (LECHDE) model with Granda-Oliveros (G-O) IR cutoff. The evolution of dark energy (DE) density $Ω'_D$, the deceleration parameter, $q$, and equation of state parameter (EoS), $ω_Λ$, are calculated. We show that the phantom divide may be crossed by choosing proper model parameters, even in absence of any interaction between dark energy and dark matter. By studying the statefinder diagnostic and $ω_Λ-ω_Λ^{\prime}$ analysis, the pair parameters $\{r,s\}$ and $(ω_Λ-ω_Λ^{\prime})$ is calculated for flat GO-LECHDE universe. At present time, the pair $\{r,s\}$ can mimic the $Λ$CDM scenario for a value of $α/β\simeq 0.87$, which is lower than the corresponding one for observational data ($α/β=1.76$) and for Ricci scale ($α/β=2$). We find that at present, by taking the various values of ($α/β$), the different points in $r-s$ and $(ω_Λ-ω_Λ^{\prime})$ plans are given. Moreover, in the limiting case for a flat dark dominated universe at infinity ($t\rightarrow \infty$), we calculate $\{r,s\}$ at G-O scale. For Ricci scale ($α= 2$, $β= 1$) we obtain $\{r=0,s=2/3\}$.

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arXiv2012

Holographic dark energy with time varying $c^2$ parameter

We consider the holographic dark energy model in which the model parameter $c^2$ evolves slowly with time. First we calculate the evolution of EoS parameter as well as the deceleration parameter in this generalized version of holographic dark energy (GHDE). Depending on the parameter $c^2$, the phantom regime can be achieved earlier or later compare with original version of holographic dark energy. The evolution of energy density of GHDE model is investigated in terms of parameter $c^2$. We also show that the time-dependency of $c^2$ can effect on the transition epoch from decelerated phase to accelerated expansion. Finally, we perform the statefinder diagnostic for GHDE model and show that the evolutionary trajectories of the model in $s-r$ plane are strongly depend on the parameter $c^2$.

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arXiv2012

Generalized holographic dark energy model described at the Hubble length

We generalize the holographic dark energy model described in Hubble length IR cutoff by assuming a slowly time varying function for holographic parameter $c^2$. We calculate the evolution of EoS parameter and the deceleration parameter as well as the evolution of dark energy density in this generalized model. We show that the phantom line is crossed from quintessence regime to phantom regime which is in agreement with observation. The evolution of deceleration parameter indicates the transition from decelerated to accelerated expansion. Eventually, we show that the GHDE with HIR cutoff can interpret the pressureless dark matter era at the early time and dark energy dominated phase later.

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arXiv2012

Reconstruction of modified gravity with ghost dark energy models

In this work, we reconstruct the $f(R)$ modified gravity for different ghost and generalized ghost dark energy models in FRW flat universe, which describe the accelerated expansion of the universe. The equation of state of reconstructed $f(R)$ - gravity has been calculated. We show that the corresponding $f(R)$ gravity of ghost dark energy model can behave like phantom or quintessence. We also show that the equation of state of reconstructed $f(R)$ gravity for generalized ghost model can transit from quintessence regime to the phantom regime as indicated by recent observations.

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arXiv2012

Statefinder diagnostic and $w-w^{\prime}$ analysis for interacting polytropic gas dark energy model

The interacting polytropic gas dark energy model is investigated from the viewpoint of statefinder diagnostic tool and $w-w^{\prime}$ analysis. The dependency of the statefinder parameters on the parameter of the model as well as the interaction parameter between dark matter and dark energy is calculated. We show that different values of the parameters of model and different values of interaction parameter result different evolutionary trajectories in $s-r$ and $w-w^{\prime}$ planes. The polytropic gas model of dark energy mimics the standard $Λ$CDM model at the early time.

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arXiv2012

Statefinder diagnosis and the interacting ghost model of dark energy

A new model of dark energy namely "ghost dark energy model" has recently been suggested to interpret the positive acceleration of cosmic expansion. The energy density of ghost dark energy is proportional to the hubble parameter. In this paper we perform the statefinder diagnostic tool for this model both in flat and non-flat universe. We discuss the dependency of the evolutionary trajectories in $s-r$ and $q-r$ planes on the interaction parameter between dark matter and dark energy as well as the spatial curvature parameter of the universe. Eventually, in the light of SNe+BAO+OHD+CMB observational data, we plot the evolutionary trajectories in $s-r$ and $q-r$ planes for the best fit values of the cosmological parameters and compare the interacting ghost model with other dynamical dark energy models. We show that the evolutionary trajectory of ghost dark energy in statefinder diagram is similar to holographic dark energy model. It has been shown that the statefinder location of $Λ$CDM is in good agreement with observation and therefore the dark energy models whose current statefinder values are far from the $Λ$CDM point can be ruled out.

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arXiv2012

Interacting entropy-corrected holographic dark energy with apparent horizon as an infrared cutoff

In this work we consider the entropy-corrected version of interacting holographic dark energy (HDE), in the non-flat universe enclosed by apparent horizon. Two corrections of entropy so-called logarithmic 'LEC' and power-law 'PLEC' in HDE model with apparent horizon as an IR-cutoff are studied. The ratio of dark matter to dark energy densities $u$, equation of state parameter $w_D$ and deceleration parameter $q$ are obtained. We show that the cosmic coincidence is satisfied for both interacting models. By studying the effect of interaction in EoS parameter, we see that the phantom divide may be crossed and also find that the interacting models can drive an acceleration expansion at the present and future, while in non-interacting case, this expansion can happen only at the early time. The graphs of deceleration parameter for interacting models, show that the present acceleration expansion is preceded by a sufficiently long period deceleration at past. Moreover, the thermodynamical interpretation of interaction between LECHDE and dark matter is described. We obtain a relation between the interaction term of dark components and thermal fluctuation in a non-flat universe, bounded by the apparent horizon. In limiting case, for ordinary HDE, the relation of interaction term versus thermal fluctuation is also calculated.

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