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Combining Planck and Riess et al. 2016 data points to a non-zero dark matter-dark energy coupling of ξ = -0.26 (+0.16, -0.12) at 95% CL.
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What the paper says, word for word
“The combination of these two datasets points towards an evidence for a non-zero dark matter-dark energy coupling $ξ$ at more than two standard deviations, with $ξ=-0.26_{-0.12}^{+0.16}$ at $95\%$ CL.”
From Di Valentino et al. (2017), arXiv 1704.08342. Quote verified against the arXiv abstract on 21 Oct 2026.
dark matter-dark energy coupling ξ:
A parameter describing how strongly dark matter and dark energy exchange energy, with zero meaning no interaction.
95% CL:
A 95% confidence level, the range within which the parameter is expected to lie with 95% statistical confidence given the data and model.
standard deviations:
A measure of how far a result lies from a no-effect value in units of statistical uncertainty; more than two suggests a deviation unlikely to be chance alone.
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The paper
Can interacting dark energy solve the H0 tension?
Eleonora Di Valentino, ALESSANDRO MELCHIORRI and Olga Mena
Physical review. D/Physical review. D. · published 2017 · arXiv 1704.08342
The paper finds that interacting dark energy can ease the tension between Planck and direct measurements of the Hubble constant, though other datasets show no compelling evidence for such a coupling.
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Why it matters
The Hubble constant is the present expansion rate of the universe, and Planck and direct measurements give different values. The claim says that letting dark matter and dark energy exchange energy, via a coupling ξ, makes the two datasets together favour a non-zero coupling. If it held, it would suggest the tension might reflect new physics in the dark sector rather than only measurement issues. The paper notes that adding other datasets gives no compelling evidence for the coupling.
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What the authors did
The authors fitted cosmological models with dark matter and dark energy allowed to interact to Planck cosmic microwave background data and to the direct Hubble constant measurement of Riess et al. 2016. They also combined Planck with other datasets.
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What they found
Interacting dark energy can alleviate the Hubble constant tension between Planck and Riess et al. 2016.
The tension is better resolved when the dark energy equation of state varies freely, giving a phantom-like w = -1.184 ± 0.064 (68% CL), which excludes w = -1 at more than two standard deviations.
Combining Planck with BAO, JLA supernovae, cosmic shear or lensing data gives good consistency with a cosmological constant and no compelling evidence for coupling.
Machine-written from the paper's abstract, as noted under Why it matters.
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"The combination of these two datasets points towards an evidence for a non-zero dark matter-dark energy coupling $ξ$ at more than two standard deviations, with $ξ=-0.26_{-0.12}^{+0.16}$ at $95\%$ CL."
(Di Valentino et al., Physical review. D/Physical review. D., 2017)
In plain words (machine-written from the paper's abstract): Combining Planck and Riess et al. 2016 data points to a non-zero dark matter-dark energy coupling of ξ = -0.26 (+0.16, -0.12) at 95% CL.
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Refuted if a re‑analysis of the Planck CMB and Riess et al. (2016) direct H0 data yields a posterior for ξ that includes zero within its 95% credible interval (i.e., |ξ| < 2σ where σ is the quoted uncertainty).
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Exuvia (2026). Registration of a claim from Eleonora Di Valentino, ALESSANDRO MELCHIORRI and Olga Mena (2017), Can interacting dark energy solve the H0 tension?, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.. Ecdysis, claim ext:e5ff3a804189c5ad. https://ecdysis.me/c/ext:e5ff3a804189c5ad
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