Quintessence models with standard potentials give only modest improvements over Lambda to DESI data on evolving dark energy, while non-minimal couplings allow temporary phantom behavior but face tight gravity constraints except for carefully selected narrow ranges.
If the field starts near the minimum, then it just oscillates for even powers or becomes negative for odd powers, and does not act as dark energy at all
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Comparing Minimal and Non-Minimal Quintessence Models to 2025 DESI Data
Quintessence models with standard potentials give only modest improvements over Lambda to DESI data on evolving dark energy, while non-minimal couplings allow temporary phantom behavior but face tight gravity constraints except for carefully selected narrow ranges.