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Constraining Dark Energy Dynamics in Curved Spacetime with Current Observations

D. Revanth Kumar , Santosh Kumar Yadav

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keywords dark energyequation of statecurved spacetimeartificial neural network reconstructioncosmological parametersHubble dataBAO observations

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Reconstructed data shifts dark energy model away from Lambda-CDM and flips universe curvature sign

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The authors examine a parametrization of the dark energy equation of state in a universe with spatial curvature, using both direct observations and versions of those observations reconstructed by an artificial neural network. They report that the key parameter alpha increases from about 0.35 to 0.56 when switching to reconstructed data sets from cosmic chronometers, supernovae, and baryon acoustic oscillations. This change moves the model farther from the standard cosmological constant picture. At the same time, the curvature parameter changes from a small positive value consistent with an open universe to a negative value consistent with a closed universe. The result shows that the reconstruction procedure strongly affects inferences about geometry and dark energy evolution.

Core claim

Using original and ANN-reconstructed datasets from CC, PPS, and DESI BAO, the dark energy EoS parameter alpha is found to be approximately 0.35 and 0.56 respectively. The curvature density today is measured as 0.068 plus or minus 0.029 with original data and -0.131 plus or minus 0.032 with reconstructed data, at 68 percent confidence. This indicates that the reconstruction method is highly sensitive to the curvature parameter and drives the model toward greater deviation from the flat Lambda-CDM framework, as confirmed by AIC and BIC comparisons.

What carries the argument

The artificial neural network (ANN) reconstruction of the Hubble expansion history applied to combined observational data sets in a curved spacetime dark energy model.

If this is right

The model parameters indicate that dark energy dynamics deviate more from Lambda-CDM when using reconstructed data.
The curvature inference depends sensitively on whether raw or ANN-reconstructed observations are employed.
AIC and BIC values can be used to rank the curved spacetime dark energy model relative to standard cosmology.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

This sensitivity implies that machine learning reconstructions of cosmological data require careful validation against potential geometric biases before drawing conclusions about universe curvature.
It highlights the potential for reconstruction techniques to resolve or exacerbate apparent tensions between different cosmological observations.
This method provides a new avenue for exploring whether dark energy evolution is tied to spatial curvature in the universe.

Load-bearing premise

The artificial neural network reconstruction of the observational data introduces no systematic biases capable of reversing the sign of the curvature density parameter.

What would settle it

An independent determination of the spatial curvature from cosmic microwave background data or gravitational wave standard sirens that does not rely on the neural network reconstruction would confirm or refute the sign change observed here.

read the original abstract

We investigate a dark energy (DE) equation of state (EoS) parametrization in a curved spacetime using current observations. We constrain the model parameters by using observational Hubble data from Cosmic Chronometer (CC), Pantheon Plus SH0ES (PPS), and DESI BAO DR2, along with their reconstructed datasets using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN). The parameter $\alpha$ is constrained as $\alpha \approx 0.35 (\approx 0.56)$ from original (reconstructed) data. This means reconstruction pushes the model toward a significant deviation from the standard $\Lambda$CDM framework. We find that the curvature parameter $\Omega_{k0} = 0.068 \pm 0.029$ at 68\% CL with original data, suggests a slightly open universe, whereas with the reconstruction method, $\Omega_{k0} = -0.131 \pm 0.032$ at 68\% CL suggests a closed universe. This shift in the mean value indicates that the reconstruction method is highly sensitive to curvature. We perform statistical model comparison criteria, namely, AIC and BIC to assess the reliability of our framework.

Editorial analysis

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This paper runs a standard dark-energy EoS fit in curved space on recent data plus ANN reconstructions and reports a curvature sign flip, but the flip rests on an unvalidated reconstruction step.

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The paper constrains the alpha parametrization of dark energy in a non-flat FLRW model using Cosmic Chronometer, Pantheon Plus SH0ES, and DESI BAO DR2 data, both raw and after ANN reconstruction. The side-by-side comparison with the reconstructed sets is the concrete new element, and it produces the reported shift: alpha moves from roughly 0.35 to 0.56 while Omega_k0 changes sign from +0.068 to -0.131. The work also supplies AIC and BIC values for model comparison against flat LambdaCDM. Those are the numbers that are actually new here; the underlying fitting procedure is the usual one. The paper does the basic job of quoting 68% limits from multiple dataset combinations and noting the statistical preference. That part is straightforward and useful for anyone who tracks current bounds on w(z) and curvature. The soft spot is the ANN reconstruction. No training details, architecture, or mock-data recovery tests appear in the description, yet the entire claim that reconstruction drives a significant deviation and demonstrates high curvature sensitivity depends on that step. With the known degeneracy between alpha and Omega_k0, even modest bias in the reconstructed H(z) can flip the sign. Without checks that the network recovers input curvature on synthetic catalogs, the result is hard to interpret as robust. This is the kind of incremental parameter update that people who follow DESI-era constraints might want to see, but it does not resolve any open theoretical question. I would send it to peer review with a specific request that the referees look at the ANN validation section. The core analysis is ordinary enough that it belongs in the literature once the reconstruction is shown to be reliable.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript claims to constrain a dark energy equation-of-state parametrization in a non-flat FLRW universe using Hubble data from cosmic chronometers, Pantheon+SH0ES supernovae, and DESI BAO measurements. By comparing fits to the original datasets versus versions reconstructed with an artificial neural network, it reports that the reconstruction shifts the best-fit value of the DE parameter α from approximately 0.35 to 0.56 and changes the curvature parameter from Ω_k0 = 0.068 ± 0.029 (open universe) to Ω_k0 = -0.131 ± 0.032 (closed universe) at 68% CL. Model selection via AIC and BIC is used to evaluate the framework's reliability.

Significance. Should the ANN reconstruction be demonstrated to introduce no systematic bias in the recovered expansion history, the work would usefully illustrate how post-processing choices can alter inferences about spatial curvature and dark energy dynamics. The explicit use of three independent observational catalogs and quantitative model-comparison statistics constitutes a strength. The result would be of interest to the community studying tensions in cosmological parameters and the robustness of data-driven reconstructions.

major comments (2)

[Abstract and results section] Abstract and results section: The central claim that reconstruction 'pushes the model toward a significant deviation' and is 'highly sensitive to curvature' rests on the reported sign flip in Ω_k0 (from +0.068±0.029 to -0.131±0.032). No mock-data injection test is described in which synthetic catalogs generated from a known curved ΛCDM cosmology are passed through the identical ANN pipeline to verify recovery of the input Ω_k0 within the quoted errors. Given the known degeneracy between α and Ω_k0, this omission directly affects the load-bearing result.
[Data and methodology section] Data and methodology section: The ANN reconstruction procedure is applied to CC+PPS+DESI data, yet the manuscript supplies no information on network architecture, training/validation split, loss function, or any test for systematic bias in the reconstructed H(z) that could preferentially affect curvature inference. This information is required to evaluate whether the reported parameter shifts are robust.

minor comments (2)

[Abstract] Abstract: The notation 'α ≈ 0.35 (≈ 0.56)' is unclear; explicitly state that the parenthetical value refers to the reconstructed data set.
[Results tables] Results tables: Ensure that the reported 68% CL intervals are accompanied by the full posterior contours or covariance information, particularly for the joint α–Ω_k0 constraints.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive and detailed comments, which help improve the clarity and robustness of our analysis. We address each major comment below and indicate where revisions will be made to incorporate the suggested validations and details.

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Referee: [Abstract and results section] Abstract and results section: The central claim that reconstruction 'pushes the model toward a significant deviation' and is 'highly sensitive to curvature' rests on the reported sign flip in Ω_k0 (from +0.068±0.029 to -0.131±0.032). No mock-data injection test is described in which synthetic catalogs generated from a known curved ΛCDM cosmology are passed through the identical ANN pipeline to verify recovery of the input Ω_k0 within the quoted errors. Given the known degeneracy between α and Ω_k0, this omission directly affects the load-bearing result.

Authors: We acknowledge that a mock-data injection test would provide valuable additional validation of the ANN pipeline, particularly given the degeneracy between α and Ω_k0. Our current results report the observed parameter shifts with uncertainties from both datasets, but we agree that demonstrating recovery of a known input Ω_k0 would strengthen the interpretation. In the revised manuscript, we will add a mock-data test using synthetic catalogs generated from a curved ΛCDM cosmology passed through the same ANN procedure. revision: yes
Referee: [Data and methodology section] Data and methodology section: The ANN reconstruction procedure is applied to CC+PPS+DESI data, yet the manuscript supplies no information on network architecture, training/validation split, loss function, or any test for systematic bias in the reconstructed H(z) that could preferentially affect curvature inference. This information is required to evaluate whether the reported parameter shifts are robust.

Authors: We agree that the absence of these details limits the ability to assess potential systematic biases in the reconstruction and their impact on curvature inference. In the revised manuscript, we will provide the full ANN architecture, training/validation split, loss function, and results from any tests for systematic bias in the reconstructed H(z) to ensure reproducibility and robustness evaluation. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: constraints obtained by fitting to external data catalogs and ANN-processed versions

full rationale

The paper constrains the DE EoS parameter α and curvature Ω_k0 by performing statistical fits of the model to independent observational datasets (CC, PPS, DESI BAO) and their ANN-reconstructed counterparts. These steps constitute standard parameter estimation against external benchmarks rather than any algebraic reduction of a fitted quantity to itself or a self-citation chain that forces the result. The ANN reconstruction is presented as a model-independent data augmentation technique whose output is then used for fitting; no equation in the derivation equates the final constraints to the reconstruction inputs by construction. No uniqueness theorems, ansatzes smuggled via self-citation, or renamings of known results are invoked as load-bearing elements. The chain remains open to external validation or falsification via the underlying catalogs.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on fitting two free parameters (α and Ω_k0) to external data under the assumption that the chosen EoS parametrization and the FLRW curved metric are appropriate; no new physical entities are postulated.

free parameters (2)

α = 0.35 (original), 0.56 (reconstructed)
Dark energy equation-of-state evolution parameter whose value is determined by fitting to the observational and reconstructed datasets.
Ω_k0 = 0.068 (original), -0.131 (reconstructed)
Present-day curvature density parameter whose sign is reported to depend on the choice of raw versus ANN-reconstructed data.

axioms (2)

domain assumption The background spacetime is described by a curved FLRW metric with the chosen dark energy equation-of-state parametrization.
Invoked to set up the model whose parameters are then constrained by data.
domain assumption The Cosmic Chronometer, Pantheon Plus SH0ES, and DESI BAO DR2 datasets, together with their ANN reconstructions, provide unbiased tracers of the expansion history.
Required for the fitting procedure to yield meaningful cosmological constraints.

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