Does DESI DR2 challenge $Λ$CDM paradigm ?

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Autori principali: Chaudhary, Himanshu, Capozziello, Salvatore, Sharma, Vipin Kumar, Mustafa, Ghulam
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author Chaudhary, Himanshu
Capozziello, Salvatore
Sharma, Vipin Kumar
Mustafa, Ghulam
author_facet Chaudhary, Himanshu
Capozziello, Salvatore
Sharma, Vipin Kumar
Mustafa, Ghulam
contents Although debate on DESI DR1 systematics remains, DESI DR2 is consistent with DR1 and strengthens its trends. In our analysis, the LRG1 point at $z_{\mathrm{eff}}=0.510$ and the LRG3+ELG1 point at $z_{\mathrm{eff}}=0.934$ are in tension with the $Λ$CDM-anchored $Ω_m$ inferred from Planck and SNe Ia (Pantheon$^{+}$, Union3, DES-SN5YR): for LRG1 the tensions are $2.42σ$, $1.91σ$, $2.19σ$, and $2.99σ$; for LRG3+ELG1 they are $2.60σ$, $2.24σ$, $2.51σ$, and $2.96σ$. Across redshift bins DR2 shows improved agreement relative to DR1, with the $Ω_m$ tension dropping from $2.20σ$ to $1.84σ$. Nevertheless, DR2 alone is not decisive against $Λ$CDM, and the apparent deviation is driven mainly by LRG1 and LRG2. In a $ω_0ω_a$CDM fit using all tracers we find a posterior mean with $w_0>-1$, consistent with dynamical dark energy and nominally challenging $Λ$CDM. Removing LRG1 and/or LRG2 restores $Λ$CDM concordance ($ω_0\to-1$); moreover, $ω_0^{\mathrm{(LRG2)}}>w_0^{\mathrm{(LRG1)}}$, indicating that LRG2 drives the trend more strongly. Model selection via the natural-log Bayes factor $\ln\mathrm{BF}\equiv\ln(Z_{Λ\mathrm{CDM}}/Z_{ω_0ω_a\mathrm{CDM}})$ yields weak evidence for $Λ$CDM when LRG1, LRG2, or both are removed, and is inconclusive for the full sample. Hence the data do not require the extra $ω_a$ freedom, and the apparent $ω_0>-1$ preference should be interpreted cautiously as a reflection of the $ω_0$$ω_a$ degeneracy with limited per-tracer information.
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spellingShingle Does DESI DR2 challenge $Λ$CDM paradigm ?
Chaudhary, Himanshu
Capozziello, Salvatore
Sharma, Vipin Kumar
Mustafa, Ghulam
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Although debate on DESI DR1 systematics remains, DESI DR2 is consistent with DR1 and strengthens its trends. In our analysis, the LRG1 point at $z_{\mathrm{eff}}=0.510$ and the LRG3+ELG1 point at $z_{\mathrm{eff}}=0.934$ are in tension with the $Λ$CDM-anchored $Ω_m$ inferred from Planck and SNe Ia (Pantheon$^{+}$, Union3, DES-SN5YR): for LRG1 the tensions are $2.42σ$, $1.91σ$, $2.19σ$, and $2.99σ$; for LRG3+ELG1 they are $2.60σ$, $2.24σ$, $2.51σ$, and $2.96σ$. Across redshift bins DR2 shows improved agreement relative to DR1, with the $Ω_m$ tension dropping from $2.20σ$ to $1.84σ$. Nevertheless, DR2 alone is not decisive against $Λ$CDM, and the apparent deviation is driven mainly by LRG1 and LRG2. In a $ω_0ω_a$CDM fit using all tracers we find a posterior mean with $w_0>-1$, consistent with dynamical dark energy and nominally challenging $Λ$CDM. Removing LRG1 and/or LRG2 restores $Λ$CDM concordance ($ω_0\to-1$); moreover, $ω_0^{\mathrm{(LRG2)}}>w_0^{\mathrm{(LRG1)}}$, indicating that LRG2 drives the trend more strongly. Model selection via the natural-log Bayes factor $\ln\mathrm{BF}\equiv\ln(Z_{Λ\mathrm{CDM}}/Z_{ω_0ω_a\mathrm{CDM}})$ yields weak evidence for $Λ$CDM when LRG1, LRG2, or both are removed, and is inconclusive for the full sample. Hence the data do not require the extra $ω_a$ freedom, and the apparent $ω_0>-1$ preference should be interpreted cautiously as a reflection of the $ω_0$$ω_a$ degeneracy with limited per-tracer information.
title Does DESI DR2 challenge $Λ$CDM paradigm ?
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21607