Dark energy density predicted and explained

TL;DR

This paper proposes a conformal Higgs scalar field model that explains dark energy and cosmic acceleration without dark matter, fitting cosmological data with a single free parameter.

Contribution

It introduces a conformal symmetry approach to the Higgs field that predicts dark energy and cosmic acceleration, challenging standard dark matter and dark energy models.

Findings

Dark energy magnitude explained by conformal Higgs scalar field

Cosmic acceleration consistent with galactic rotation data

Model fits Hubble function back to redshift one

Abstract

It has recently been shown that the observed Hubble function for cosmological expansion can be fitted accurately back to redshift unity (7.33 Gyr ago) with only one free constant, while neglecting cosmic curvature and mass, using the modified Friedmann equation implied by subjecting the Higgs scalar field model to conformal Weyl scaling symmetry. Time-dependent solutions of the relativistic conformal Higgs scalar field equation coupled with the conformal Friedmann equation are shown here to imply dark energy of the observed magnitude. Predicted persistent cosmic acceleration is consistent with the nonclassical parameter inferred by conformal theory from observed excessive galactic rotation velocities and galactic dark halos, all without dark matter.