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astro-ph.CO2026★ 1 cited

Hubble tension: a short review of theoretical explanations

Jia-Qi Wang, Zong-Kuan Guo

The cold dark matter model successfully describes a wide range of cosmological observations. However, the persistent discrepancy between the value of the Hubble constant inferr…

astro-ph.CO2026★ 3 cited

A short review on Quintom dark energy theory

Xin Ren, Si-Yu Li, Yang Liu +3

In this paper, we provide a short review on the Quintom dark energy theory. Firstly, we discuss the No-Go theorem associated with dynamical dark energy, then present some examples…

astro-ph.CO2026★ 4 cited

The Hubble tension: A decade review

Rong-Gen Cai, Shao-Jiang Wang

Ever since the new millennium, precision cosmology has forged the -cold-dark-matter (CDM) model as the standard model of concordant cosmology, withstanding various tests exce…

astro-ph.CO2026

The Limits of Photometric Dynamics: Benchmarking Cluster Relaxation Diagnostics

Alisson P. Costa, Andre L. B. Ribeiro, Zhonglue L. Wen +1

Galaxy clusters are key probes of cosmology and structure formation, yet their dynamical classification traditionally relies on spectroscopic redshifts, which do not scale efficien…

astro-ph.CO2026

Observational Frontiers in the post-EoR 21-cm Intensity Mapping: Lessons from the SKA Pathfinders

Khandakar Md Asif Elahi, Somnath Bharadwaj, Philip Bull +21

The 21-cm line from neutral hydrogen has long been recognised as a promising tracer of the large-scale structure of the Universe. The line is weak however, making individual galaxy…

astro-ph.CO2026

Gravitational-wave standard sirens and application in cosmology

Wen Zhao, Liang-Gui Zhu, Youjun Lu

The discovery of the gravitational-wave event GW170817 from a binary neutron star merger, together with its multi-wavelength electromagnetic counterparts, marks the beginning of th…

astro-ph.CO2026

Comprehensive Analysis of Optical brightness and Color Variability of Blazars in the ZTF Survey DR22

Qi Yuan, Xin Wang, Meng Zhang +6

This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of brightness and color variability in blazars, utilizing over six years of quasi-simultaneous g-band and r-band data from 1149 sources…

astro-ph.CO2026★ 1 cited

The energy conditions and model selection in the local Universe

Namit Chandak, Fulvio Melia, Junjie Wei

The four principal energy conditions (ECs) in general relativity prohibit negative energies, repulsive gravity and superluminal energy flows. One must invoke exotic matter to viola…

astro-ph.CO2026

The JWST early galaxy crisis resolved by a reionization degeneracy

Zihan Wang, Huanyuan Shan

JWST's discovery of unexpectedly bright galaxies has triggered claims that standard CDM cannot reproduce their abundances, while estimates of the ionizing escape fraction…

astro-ph.CO2026

DESI DR2 Baryon Acoustic Oscillations from the Lyman Alpha Forest Multipoles

N. G. Karaçaylı, A. Cuceu, J. Aguilar +55

We present an alternative measurement of the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) using the Legendre multipole representation of the Ly forest correlation functions from the second…

astro-ph.CO2026

Emulating galaxy and peculiar velocity clustering on non-linear scales

T. Dumerchat, J. Bautista, C. Ravoux +37

We explore the potential of cross-correlating galaxies and peculiar velocities on non-linear scales to enhance cosmological constraints. Leveraging the \textsc{AbacusSummit} simula…

astro-ph.CO2026

The Hydrostatic Mass Bias and the Tension: A Multi-Probe Forecast for Stage-IV/V Surveys

Ayodeji Ibitoye, Prabhakar Tiwari, Qi Xiong +1

The hydrostatic mass bias () is a leading systematic uncertainty in cluster cosmology and a principal source of degeneracy with and . We investigate th…

astro-ph.CO2026★ 3 cited

Inflationary relics from an Ultra-Slow-Roll plateau

Albert Escrivà, Jaume Garriga, Shi Pi

We investigate the formation of primordial black holes (PBHs) in inflationary scenarios featuring an ultra-slow-roll (USR) plateau with a sharp transition to slow roll. We focus on…

astro-ph.CO2026

Squared-field cross-correlation between kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect and 21-cm intensity mapping

Zi-Yan Yuwen, Yu-Er Jiang, Yin-Zhe Ma +3

Neutral hydrogen (HI) 21-cm intensity mapping is an effective method to track the distribution of baryonic matter, and extract astrophysical and cosmological information. The 21-cm…

astro-ph.CO2026★ 2 cited

New measurement at Redshift = 0.12 with DESI Data Release 1

Ze-fan Wang, Lei Lei, Yi-zhong Fan

The Hubble parameter () is a function of the redshift and a reliable measurement is very important to understand the expansion history of the Universe. In this work, we perfo…

astro-ph.CO2026★ 1 cited

Filtering Interlopers with Photometry and Diagnostic Features: A Machine Learning Framework Validated with CSST Slitless Spectroscopy

Hui Peng, Yu Yu, Yiyang Guo +13

The slitless spectroscopic method employed by missions such as Euclid and the Chinese Space-station Survey Telescope (CSST) faces a fundamental challenge: spectroscopic redshifts d…

astro-ph.CO2025

A high-significance detection of primordial tidal torque imprints

Ming-Jie Sheng, Hao-Ran Yu, Min Bao +8

Tidal-torque theory predicts that galaxy angular momenta are imprinted by the primordial tidal field acting on proto-structures and that they can retain information about the early…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 1 cited

The DESI DR1 Peculiar Velocity Survey: global zero-point and constraints

A. Carr, C. Howlett, A. J. Amsellem +55

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) in its first Data Release (DR1) already provides more than 100,000 galaxies with relative distance measurements. The primary purpose…

astro-ph.CO2025

The DESI DR1 Peculiar Velocity Survey: Fundamental Plane Catalogue

C. E. Ross, C. Howlett, J. R. Lucey +58

Measurements of peculiar velocities in the local Universe are a powerful tool to study the nature of dark energy at low () redshifts. Here we present the largest single se…

astro-ph.CO2025

A stringent constraint on the fractional change of proton g-factor

Renzhi Su, Stephen J. Curran, Jeremy Darling +5

We report a constraint on the cosmological variation of the proton g-factor, . By comparing the measured redshifts between \mbox{H\,{\sc i}} 21 cm and OH 18 cm lines observed…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 1 cited

Galaxy-Multiplet Clustering from DESI DR2

Hanyue Wang, Daniel J. Eisenstein, Jessica Nicole Aguilar +44

We present an efficient estimator for higher-order galaxy clustering using small groups of nearby galaxies, or multiplets. Using the Luminous Red Galaxy (LRG) sample from the Dark…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 2 cited

CSST Strong Lensing Preparation: Cosmological Constraints Forecast from CSST Galaxy-Scale Strong Lensing

Hengyu Wu, Yun Chen, Tonghua Liu +6

Strong gravitational lensing by galaxies is a powerful tool for studying cosmology and galaxy structure. The China Space Station Telescope (CSST) will revolutionize this field by d…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 3 cited

The implications of inflation for the last ACT

Zhi-Chong Qiu, Ye-Huang Pang, Qing-Guo Huang

We explored a parameterized slow-roll inflationary model within the CDM framework, utilizing a combination of data from Planck 2018, ACT DR6, DESI DR2, and BICEP/Keck 2018 (P-AC…

astro-ph.CO2025

Detecting dark matter substructure with lensed quasars in optical bands

Jianxiang Liu, Kai Liao, Yan Gong

Flux ratios of multiple images in strong gravitational lensing systems provide a powerful probe of dark matter substructure. Optical flux ratios of lensed quasars are typically aff…