Testing <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mi>f</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:math> -gravity models with DESI DR2 2025-BAO and other cosmological data

Abstract

Motivated by the new BAO data and the significant results recently published by the DESI DR2 Collaboration, this study presents a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) analysis of all currently viable f (R) models using this new dataset, and compares its constraining power with that of previous BAO compilations. A corresponding Bayesian model comparison is then carried out. The results reveal, for the first time, very strong statistical evidence in favor of f (R) models over the standard ΛCDM scenario. The analysis also incorporates data from cosmic chronometers and the latest Pantheon++SH0ES supernovae compilation.

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