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1. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

   ΛsCDM cosmology from a type-II minimally modified gravity

   Akarsu, De Felice, Di Valentino et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2025

   The authors build the ΛsCDM scenario into VCDM, a modified gravity theory, giving a self-consistent model with smooth transitions from negative to positive vacuum energy, and describe the expansion histories these allow.

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   1. UncheckedIn this model, a smooth AdS-to-dS transition of finite width can cause a brief extra phase of accelerating expansion around z~1.5-2, depending on its type and sharpness.“Depending on type and sharpness, a finite-width transition can induce a transient accelerated-expansion interval ($\ddot a>0$) around $z\sim 1.5-2$, in addition to present-day acceleration, and, if the background enters a region where $V_{,φφ}>2/3$, a nested super-acceleration episode.”