6–31 juil. 2026
Galileo Galilei Institute
Fuseau horaire Europe/Paris

Mimicking Phantom Dark Energy with Evolving Dark Matter Mass

21 juil. 2026, 14:40
20m
Galileo Galilei Institute

Galileo Galilei Institute

Largo Enrico Fermi, 2 50125 Firenze ITALY
Talk at conference (week 3)

Orateur

ALESSIO NOTARI (Universita di Roma Sapienza)

Description

I will present a framework to reproduce any cosmological background via energy exchange between dark energy and dark matter, where a quintessence field controls the DM mass. This setup achieves a phantom-crossing background without introducing ghosts. As a proof of concept, I will reproduce the background that best fits the recent DESI+CMB+DESY5 data. While the background expansion is identical, the perturbations differ, altering late-time structure growth while preserving early-universe predictions. I will discuss the resulting $\mathcal{O}(10\%)$ signatures in the matter power spectrum, CMB lensing, and the ISW effect, which provide clear, testable signatures for future surveys.

Auteur

ALESSIO NOTARI (Universita di Roma Sapienza)

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