Updated constraints on omnipotent dark energy: A comprehensive analysis with CMB and BAO data

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Authors: Enrico Specogna, Shahnawaz A. Adil, Emre Özülker, Eleonora Di Valentino, Rafael C. Nunes, Özgür Akarsu, Anjan A. Sen
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Abstract

In this work, we present updated observational constraints on the parameter space of the DMS20 dark-energy model, a member of the (ODE) class. Our analysis combines multiple cosmic microwave background datasets—including measurements from the Planck satellite (PL18), the South Pole Telescope (SPT), and the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)—with Type Ia supernova data from the Pantheon + catalog (PP), and baryon acoustic oscillation measurements from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument and Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We find that certain data combinations, such as SPT + WMAP + BAO and P L 18 + BAO , can reduce the significance of the H 0 tension below 1 σ , but with considerably large uncertainties. However, the inclusion of PP data restores the tension in H 0 . To provide a comprehensive view of the ODE phenomenology, we also investigate the evolution of its energy density, emphasizing its dynamical behavior at low redshifts. Our results generically exhibit multiple phantom divide line crossings in a single expansion history; if confirmed, this points beyond the simplest minimally coupled canonical single-field quintessence/phantom descriptions and motivates more general dark-sector realizations.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Galaxies: Formation Evolution Phenomena

Publication details

Journal / source
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Volume
113
Issue
10
Publication date
27 April 2026
Language
EN