New Parametrization of the Dark-Energy Equation of State with a Single Parameter

Abstract

We propose a novel dark-energy equation-of-state parametrization, with a single parameter η that quantifies the deviation from ΛCDM cosmology. We first confront the scenario with various datasets, from the Hubble function (OHD), Pantheon, baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO), and their joint observations, and we show that η has a preference for a non-zero value, namely, a deviation from ΛCDM cosmology is favored, although the zero value is marginally inside the 1σ confidence level. However, we find that the present Hubble function value acquires a higher value, namely, H0=66.624−0.013+0.011 Km s−1 Mpc−1, which implies that the H0 tension can be partially alleviated. Additionally, we perform a cosmographic analysis, showing that the universe transits from deceleration to acceleration in the recent cosmological past; nevertheless, in the future, it will not result in a de Sitter phase since it exhibits a second transition from acceleration to deceleration. Finally, we perform the statefinder analysis. The scenario behaves similarly to the ΛCDM paradigm at high redshifts, while the deviation becomes significant at late and recent times and especially in the future.

Keywords

• dark-energy
• equation-of-state parameter
• cosmological observations