6–10 Jul 2026
University of the Western Cape
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Confronting the Universe’s Accelerating Expansion: Insights from a Hybrid Scale Factor

8 Jul 2026, 16:20
1h 20m
Great Hall ( University of the Western Cape)

Great Hall

University of the Western Cape

Poster Presentation Track D - Astrophysics & Space Science Poster Session 2

Speaker

Goratamang Ann Gaedie (North-West University)

Description

The Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) model is a well-known cosmological model that has been used to investigate the acceleration of the universe. In our earlier study, we introduced a modified scale factor (Aydiner et al., 2022) to examine the universe’s accelerating expansion without relying on the conventional dark energy framework of the lambda-cold-dark matter model. In order to test the viability of the Modified Scale Factor (MSF), we constrained the model using the observational Hubble parameter (OHD) and the distance modulus measurements (SNIa) and a combination of the data sets. Through numerical simulations and observational constraints, our findings demonstrated that the MSF model aligns well with empirical data, offering a competitive alternative to CDM. Specifically, we explore its implications for cosmic evolution beyond the previously considered data sets, assess its predictive power in a broader observational context, and investigate potential refinements that improve its consistency with large-scale structure observations.

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Author

Goratamang Ann Gaedie (North-West University)

Co-authors

Prof. Amare Abebe (North-West University) Shambel Akalu (North-West University)

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