Role of viscous fluid in FLRW model with observational constraints

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the role of bulk viscosity in the evolution of a spatially flat Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) universe dominated by dust. We parameterize the bulk viscosity as p_tilde = -3[l + m(H'(t) + H^2) + nH^2]H, derive the modified Einstein field equations, and reformulate them in terms of redshift z. Using 46 Hubble parameter measurements and the Pantheon+ compilation of 1701 supernovae, we estimate the model parameters (H0, l, m, n) through chi2 minimization and refine them using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulations. The analysis gives a transition redshift z_t = 0.585 and a present deceleration parameter q0 = -0.705, consistent with Lambda CDM. The present age of the universe is estimated as t0 = 14.5734 Gyr. We obtain H0 = 68 km/s/Mpc from the Hubble datasets and approximately 73 km/s/Mpc from Pantheon+. These results illustrate the Hubble tension between late- and early-universe determinations of H0. We further investigate the evolution of the equation-of-state parameter omega(z), energy density rho(z), and pressure p(z). Statefinder diagnostics (r,s) demonstrate deviations from and convergence toward Lambda CDM at different epochs. The results highlight the potential role of bulk viscosity in describing the accelerated expansion of the universe and provide a useful framework for studying cosmological models.

arXiv comment23 pages, 8 figures

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