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Metric gravity with dynamical dark energy as a scenario for the Hubble tension

arXiv:2306.11101 · doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slad159

Abstract

We introduce a theoretical framework to interpret the Hubble tension, based on the combination of a metric gravity with a dynamical dark energy contribution. The modified gravity provides the non-minimally coupled scalar field responsible for the proper scaling of the Hubble constant, in order to accommodate for the local SNIa pantheon+ data and Planck measurements. The dynamical dark energy source, which exhibits a phantom divide line separating the low red-shift quintessence regime () from the phantom contribution () in the early Universe, guarantees the absence of tachyonic instabilities at low red-shift. The resulting profile rapidly approaches the Planck value, with a plateau behaviour for . In this scenario, the Hubble tension emerges as a low red-shift effect, which can be in principle tested by comparing SNIa predictions with far sources, like QUASARS and Gamma Ray Bursts.

6 pages, 4 figures

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