Thermodynamic behavior of cosmological models with fractional entropy
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| author | Cruz, Miguel da Silva, Diego González, Simón Lepe, Samuel Saavedra, Joel Gonzalez-Espinoza, Manuel |
| author_facet | Cruz, Miguel da Silva, Diego González, Simón Lepe, Samuel Saavedra, Joel Gonzalez-Espinoza, Manuel |
| contents | We investigate the thermodynamic and phenomenological implications of a cosmological model governed by fractional entropy applied to the apparent horizon of a flat Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) universe. By utilizing the unified first law of thermodynamics alongside the Kodama-Hayward temperature, we derive a generalized set of Friedmann equations characterized by a fractional parameter $α\in (1,2]$. The thermodynamic analysis reveals that the specific heats $C_V$ and $C_p$ share the same sign and depend solely on the deceleration parameter, demonstrating that the fractional model is thermodynamically stable during the late-time accelerated expansion and does not exhibit phase transitions. To constrain the background dynamics, we confront the truncated fractional model with a joint sample of late-time observational data, including Cosmic Chronometers, Pantheon+SH0ES supernovae, and the latest DESI DR2 Baryon Acoustic Oscillations. Exploring the physically motivated range $ 1 < α\leq 2 $, we find that the fit quality degrades monotonically as $α$ decreases from the General Relativity limit, with the data favoring $α$ close to $2$ while yielding $H_0 = 69.50 \pm 0.42$ km/s/Mpc and $Ω_{m0} = 0.292 \pm 0.008 $ at $α= 2$. Decreasing $α$ coherently shifts $H_0$ upward and $Ω_{m0} $ downward, revealing that the fractional parameter modulates the background expansion in a physically nontrivial and observationally distinguishable way. |
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| spellingShingle | Thermodynamic behavior of cosmological models with fractional entropy Cruz, Miguel da Silva, Diego González, Simón Lepe, Samuel Saavedra, Joel Gonzalez-Espinoza, Manuel General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics We investigate the thermodynamic and phenomenological implications of a cosmological model governed by fractional entropy applied to the apparent horizon of a flat Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) universe. By utilizing the unified first law of thermodynamics alongside the Kodama-Hayward temperature, we derive a generalized set of Friedmann equations characterized by a fractional parameter $α\in (1,2]$. The thermodynamic analysis reveals that the specific heats $C_V$ and $C_p$ share the same sign and depend solely on the deceleration parameter, demonstrating that the fractional model is thermodynamically stable during the late-time accelerated expansion and does not exhibit phase transitions. To constrain the background dynamics, we confront the truncated fractional model with a joint sample of late-time observational data, including Cosmic Chronometers, Pantheon+SH0ES supernovae, and the latest DESI DR2 Baryon Acoustic Oscillations. Exploring the physically motivated range $ 1 < α\leq 2 $, we find that the fit quality degrades monotonically as $α$ decreases from the General Relativity limit, with the data favoring $α$ close to $2$ while yielding $H_0 = 69.50 \pm 0.42$ km/s/Mpc and $Ω_{m0} = 0.292 \pm 0.008 $ at $α= 2$. Decreasing $α$ coherently shifts $H_0$ upward and $Ω_{m0} $ downward, revealing that the fractional parameter modulates the background expansion in a physically nontrivial and observationally distinguishable way. |
| title | Thermodynamic behavior of cosmological models with fractional entropy |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17682 |