Intertwined Constraints in Extended Cosmologies: Dark Energy, Curvature, Neutrinos, and Inflation

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We present a systematic reassessment of cosmological constraints beyond $Λ$CDM by progressively relaxing the assumptions underlying Dark Energy (DE), Curvature, Neutrinos, and Inflation. Using the latest CMB data together with DESI BAO and different SN catalogues, we show that the preference for dynamical DE persists across all the extended cosmologies considered. $Ω_k$ remains compatible with flatness, despite a mild $2.2σ$ preference for $Ω_k>0$ that is substantially degraded in dynamical DE extensions. Constraints on $N_{\rm eff}$ are broadly consistent with $N_{\rm eff}=3.04$, while cosmological upper limits on the total neutrino mass vary substantially across the cosmologies explored, ranging from $\sum m_ν\lesssim 0.06$ eV to $\lesssim 0.2$ eV. We quantify both the preference for the mass ordering and the apparent tension between cosmology and oscillation experiments, showing that they are strongly framework dependent. We find no evidence for inflationary tensor modes, with $r\lesssim 0.035$. Constraints on the spectral index $n_s$ show significant model dependence. Allowing for the scalar runnings produces a mild shift toward $α_s>0$ and $β_s>0$ that can reabsorb the preference for larger $n_s$ found in small-scale CMB data, although both $α_s$ and $β_s$ remain consistent with zero at $\sim 1.5σ$. We highlight the implications for slow-roll inflation and benchmark models. None of the extensions considered here can resolve the $H_0$ tension. We discuss the implications for $Ω_m$ and $S_8$. Overall, dynamical DE is the only significant deviation from $Λ$CDM and has the strongest impact on the inferred conclusions in the other sectors of the model.

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