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196 claims from 111 papers, showing 81–100 of 111

1. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

   Extended Dark Energy analysis using DESI DR2 BAO measurements

   K., R., L. et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025

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   1. Unchecked“Even with the additional flexibility introduced by non-parametric approaches, such as binning and Gaussian Processes, we find that extending $Λ$CDM to include a two-parameter $w(z)$ is sufficient to capture the trends present in the data.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

   Beyond Two Parameters: Revisiting Dark Energy with the Latest Cosmic Probes

   Cheng, Pan and Di Valentino · The Astrophysical Journal · 2026

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   1. Unchecked“The results further show that $w_0 > -1$, while $w_m$ is negative, indicating a phantom-like behaviour at early times.”
   2. Unchecked“Interestingly, despite its larger parameter space, the proposed model shows a preference over the $Λ$CDM and $w_0w_a$CDM scenarios for certain combined datasets, according to both $Δχ^2$ and Bayesian evidence, although this preference is not strong.”

3. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

   Revisiting the phenomenologically emergent dark energy model: is non-zero equation of state of dark matter favored by DESI DR2?

   Li, Zhang, Yao et al. · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics · 2025

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   1. Unchecked“These analyses illustrate that it is not possible to both support a non-cold dark matter component within the PEDE model and alleviate the Hubble tension simultaneously.”

4. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Stability of Neptune’s Distant Resonances in the Presence of Planet Nine

   Clement and Sheppard · The Astronomical Journal · 2021

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   1. Unchecked“Finally, we simulate the evolution of observed objects with a > 100 au and identify several TNOs that are potentially locked in n:1 resonances with Neptune; including the most distant known resonant candidates 2014 JW80 and 2014 OS394 that appear to be in th…

5. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

   Dynamical Dark Energy and the Unresolved Hubble Tension: Multi-model Constraints from DESI 2025 and Other Probes

   Zhang, Xu and Chen · The Astrophysical Journal · 2026

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   1. Unchecked“Second, we find compelling evidence for dynamical dark energy: early-universe (CMB) constraints favor a phantom phase (with an equation-of-state parameter $w < -1$), while late-universe (BAO/SNIa) data prefer quintessence ($w > -1$).”
   2. Unchecked“Third, the full dataset suggests a late-time interaction between dark energy and matter.”
   3. Unchecked“First, the Hubble constant ($H_0$) inferred from the combined data consistently aligns with early-universe measurements across all models, indicating a persistent Hubble tension.”

6. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

   Revisiting CPL with sign-switching density: To cross or not to cross the NECB

   Gökçen, Akarsu and Di Valentino · Physics of the Dark Universe · 2026

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   1. Unchecked“We find that late-time BAO and SNeIa data drive the negative-density phase beyond their effective redshift coverage, and that this requirement is the primary driver of the inferred parameter behavior.”
   2. Unchecked“While both models are statistically disfavored relative to the baseline CPL, admitting a negative DE phase generally reduces the significance of deviations from a cosmological constant.”

7. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Crash Chronicles: Relative contribution from comets and carbonaceous asteroids to Earth’s volatile budget in the context of an Early Instability

   Joiret, Raymond, Avice and Clement · Icarus · 2024

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   1. Unchecked“Before the Moon-forming impact, the cumulative collision rate of comets with Earth is about 4 orders of magnitude lower than that of carbonaceous asteroids.”

8. Physics and Astronomy › Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

   The Seventeenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: Complete Release of MaNGA, MaStar, and APOGEE-2 Data

   Abdurrouf, Accetta, Aerts et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2022

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   1. Unchecked“The complete release of the MaNGA Stellar Library (MaStar) accompanies this data, providing observations of almost 30,000 stars through the MaNGA instrument during bright time.”

9. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   OSSOS: X. How to use a Survey Simulator: Statistical Testing of Dynamical Models Against the Real Kuiper Belt

   Lawler, Kavelaars, Alexandersen et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2018

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   1. Unchecked“However, by carefully keeping track of survey pointings on the sky, detection limits, tracking fractions, and rate cuts, the biases from a survey can be modelled in Survey Simulator software.”

10. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

    Intertwined constraints in extended cosmologies: Dark energy, curvature, neutrinos, and inflation

    Giarè, Lee and Di Valentino · New Astronomy Reviews · 2026

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    1. Unchecked“None of the extensions considered here can resolve the $H_0$ tension.”

11. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

    Evolving Dark Energy or Supernovae Systematics?

    Efstathiou · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2024

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    1. Unchecked“A comparison of SN common to both the DES5Y and Pantheon+ compilations shows evidence for an offset of ~0.04 mag. between low and high redshifts.”

12. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

    Investigating Late-Time Dark Energy and Massive Neutrinos in Light of DESI Y1 BAO

    Rebouças, de Souza, Zhong, Miranda and Rosenfeld · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2024

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    1. Unchecked“Constraints on the neutrino mass sum assuming dynamical dark energy are relaxed compared to $Λ$CDM and we show that these constraints are tighter in the model-agnostic case relative to $w_0w_a$ model by $70\%-90\%$.”
    2. Unchecked“We find that the combination of DESI BAO with Planck 2018 CMB data and SN data from Pantheon, Pantheon+, or Union3 is consistent with an oscillatory dark energy equation of state, while a monotonic behavior is preferred by the DESY5 SN data.”

13. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

    The Evidence for Slow Migration of Neptune from the Inclination Distribution of Kuiper Belt Objects

    Nesvorný · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2015

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    1. Unchecked“By analyzing the orbital distribution of the implanted bodies in different cases we find that the inclination constraint implies that tau >= 10 Myr and a_{N,0} <= 25 AU.”

14. Physics and Astronomy › Origins and Evolution of Life

    Computational Life: How Well-formed, Self-replicating Programs Emerge from Simple Interaction

    Arcas, Jyrki, James et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2024

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    1. Supported · 71%“We show that when random, non self-replicating programs are placed in an environment lacking any explicit fitness landscape, self-replicators tend to arise.”

15. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

    The Solar System could have formed in a low-viscosity disc: A dynamical study from giant planet migration to the Nice model

    Griveaud, Crida, Petit, Lega and Morbidelli · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2024

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    1. Unchecked“The gaps open by giant planets are wider and deeper for lower viscosity, reducing the damping effect of the disc and thus weakening resonant chains.”
    2. Unchecked“In a thin PPD, the four giant planets revert their migration and migrate outwards.”
    3. Unchecked“For three of our resonant chains, about 1% of the final configurations pass the four criteria to fit the Solar System.”

16. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

    The Collisional Evolution of the Primordial Kuiper Belt, Its Destabilized Population, and the Trojan Asteroids

    Bottke, Vokrouhlický, Marshall et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023

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    1. Unchecked“The weakest ones, from an impact energy per mass perspective, were 20 m in diameter.”

17. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

    Origin and Evolution of Short-Period Comets

    Nesvorný, Vokrouhlický, Dones, Levison, Kaib and Morbidelli · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2017

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    1. Unchecked“The orbital distribution of ecliptic comets (ECs) is well reproduced in models with Np(2.5)=500 and without P9.”
    2. Unchecked“Np(2.5)>1000 is required to obtain a steady-state population of large active HTCs that is consistent with observations.”
    3. Unchecked“With P9, the inclination distribution of model ECs is wider than the observed one.”

18. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

    The Completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Cosmological Implications from two Decades of Spectroscopic Surveys at the Apache Point observatory

    Collaboration, Shadab, Marie et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2020

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    1. Unchecked“The RSD measurements indicate a growth rate that is consistent with predictions from Planck primary data and with General Relativity.”

19. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

    Multifield dark energy: Interplay between curved field space and curved spacetime

    Gallego and Orjuela-Quintana · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. · 2026

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    1. Unchecked“However, we show that these mechanisms arise in distinct invariant manifolds and cannot be simultaneously realized in the presence of a background fluid: no non-geodesic scaling fixed point exists within an open region of parameter space.”
    2. Unchecked“As a consequence, in the observationally viable thawing regime the axion does not track the background fluid and spatial curvature becomes dynamically subdominant, leading to an effectively single-field evolution.”

20. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

    Asteroids Fail to Retain Cometary Impact Signatures

    Joiret, Avice, Ferrière et al. · The Planetary Science Journal · 2025

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    1. Unchecked“This apparent contradiction arises due to the fact that cometary impacts were at high speeds and Vesta's weak gravitational attraction made it incapable of retaining cometary material.”
    2. Unchecked“Therefore, if a cometary xenon signature is ever detected in an asteroid belt object, it must have been acquired during formation, within the same source region as comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and have been implanted later into the asteroid belt.”
    3. Unchecked“While our dynamical simulations indicate that Vesta likely underwent a significant number of collisions with large comets, we find no xenon cometary signature in HED meteorites.”