Late time transitions in the quintessence field and the $H_0$ tension

Abstract

We consider a quintessence field which transitions from a matter-like to a cosmological constant behavior between recombination and the present time. We aim at easing the tension in the measurement of the present Hubble rate, and we assess the $\hat{I}›$CDM model properly enlarged to include our quintessence field against cosmological observations. The model does not address the scope we proposed. This result allows us to exclude a class of quintessential models as a solution to the tension in the Hubble constant measurements.

14 pages, 13 figures. Matches the accepted version on Phys. Dark Univ