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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> We have a seminar this week, whose details are provided below - </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: black;"><b>Speaker: Carlos Garcia-Garcia
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Seminar date:</b> <b>16th Jun, Tuesday, 1 pm
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Venue:</b> <b>C12</b> <b>(Physics Building)</b></span></p>
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The status of single scalar field dark energy</div>
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<b>Abstract:</b></div>
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We are entering an exciting era in cosmology, with tantalizing hints of</div>
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dynamical dark energy. While current data are not sufficient to fully</div>
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characterize its nature, they may already offer clues about its microphysical</div>
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properties. Assuming that the latest observations (DESI BAO + SNe Ia + CMB) are</div>
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correct and that dark energy arises from a scalar field, I will show that the</div>
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cosmological data exhibit a strong preference for either a non-minimal coupling</div>
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to gravity or a non-standard kinetic term, along with a preference for a</div>
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negative squared mass. However, these scenarios have distinct implications at</div>
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the level of the ISW, cosmic structure growth and Solar System constraints on</div>
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deviations from General Relativity. I will present preliminary results</div>
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assessing whether these two cases remain viable across all these probes.</div>
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