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Observational constraints on finite scale factor singularities

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IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2012/07/036

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cosmic singularity; cosmology theories beyond the SM; dark energy theory

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  1. National Science Center [N N202 3269 40]

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We discuss the combined constraints on a Finite Scale Factor Singularity (FSF) universe evolution scenario, which come from the shift parameter R, baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) A, and from the type Ia supernovae. We show that observations allow existence of such singularities in the 2 x 10(9) years in future (at 1 sigma CL) which is much farther than a Sudden Future Singularity (SFS), and that at the present moment of the cosmic evolution, one cannot differentiate between cosmological scenario which allow finite scale factor singularities and the standard Lambda CDM dark energy models. We also show that there is an allowed value of in = 2/3 within 1 sigma CL, which corresponds to a dust-filled Einstein-de-Sitter universe limit of the early time evolution and so it is pasted into a standard early-time scenario.

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