Observational challenges to holographic and Ricci dark energy paradigms: Insights from ACT DR6 and DESI DR2

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Hauptverfasser: Wu, Peng-Ju, Li, Tian-Nuo, Du, Guo-Hong, Zhang, Xin
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author Wu, Peng-Ju
Li, Tian-Nuo
Du, Guo-Hong
Zhang, Xin
author_facet Wu, Peng-Ju
Li, Tian-Nuo
Du, Guo-Hong
Zhang, Xin
contents Recent studies suggest that dark energy may be dynamical rather than being a mere cosmological constant $Λ$. In this work, we examine the viability of two physically well-motivated dynamical dark energy models -- holographic dark energy (HDE) and Ricci dark energy (RDE) -- by confronting them with the latest observational data, including ACT cosmic microwave background anisotropies, DESI baryon acoustic oscillations, and DESY5 supernovae. Our analysis reveals a fundamental tension between early- and late-universe constraints within both frameworks: ACT favors a quintom scenario where the dark energy equation of state evolves from $w>-1$ at early times to $w<-1$ at late times, while DESI+DESY5 exhibits a distinct preference for quintessence where $w>-1$ across cosmic evolution. Critically, the RDE model fails to provide a coherent description of cosmic evolution, as it manifests severe tensions (exceeding $10σ$ significance) between early- and late-universe parameter reconstructions. In addition, Bayesian evidence disfavors both models relative to the $Λ$CDM model. Our findings statistically exclude the original HDE and RDE models and uncover a severe discrepancy between early- and late-universe observations described by them, leading to the conclusion that the HDE and RDE models can be ruled out by current observational data.
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spellingShingle Observational challenges to holographic and Ricci dark energy paradigms: Insights from ACT DR6 and DESI DR2
Wu, Peng-Ju
Li, Tian-Nuo
Du, Guo-Hong
Zhang, Xin
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Recent studies suggest that dark energy may be dynamical rather than being a mere cosmological constant $Λ$. In this work, we examine the viability of two physically well-motivated dynamical dark energy models -- holographic dark energy (HDE) and Ricci dark energy (RDE) -- by confronting them with the latest observational data, including ACT cosmic microwave background anisotropies, DESI baryon acoustic oscillations, and DESY5 supernovae. Our analysis reveals a fundamental tension between early- and late-universe constraints within both frameworks: ACT favors a quintom scenario where the dark energy equation of state evolves from $w>-1$ at early times to $w<-1$ at late times, while DESI+DESY5 exhibits a distinct preference for quintessence where $w>-1$ across cosmic evolution. Critically, the RDE model fails to provide a coherent description of cosmic evolution, as it manifests severe tensions (exceeding $10σ$ significance) between early- and late-universe parameter reconstructions. In addition, Bayesian evidence disfavors both models relative to the $Λ$CDM model. Our findings statistically exclude the original HDE and RDE models and uncover a severe discrepancy between early- and late-universe observations described by them, leading to the conclusion that the HDE and RDE models can be ruled out by current observational data.
title Observational challenges to holographic and Ricci dark energy paradigms: Insights from ACT DR6 and DESI DR2
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02945