Holographic dark energy from generalized entropies and extended infrared cut-offs

Abstract

We study holographic dark energy models constructed from generalized entropy functionals and local infrared cut-offs. Three entropies (Barrow and the three and five-parameter generalized entropies) are each combined with the Granda-Oliveros (GO) cut-off and two extensions, one adding a $γH^{-2}$ term and one a $γ\ddot{H}/H$ term, the latter raising the dark-energy evolution equation to second order. The nine resulting models are constrained against DESI DR2 BAO, Pantheon+ and a Planck compressed CMB likelihood through an MCMC analysis, and compared using the Akaike and Bayesian information criteria. The Hubble constant is stable across all models. The $H^{-2}$ term is unconstrained in every case, as it becomes relevant only in the far future, and never improves on the GO cut-off. The $\ddot{H}/H$ term, instead, is tightly constrained for Barrow and $S_5$, where it improves the fit substantially, but not for $S_3$. The best fit is obtained for Barrow entropy with the $\ddot{H}/H$ cut-off, yet the Barrow exponent remains compatible with zero in all cases. The data thus favour a higher-order infrared cut-off, while showing no significant evidence for a departure from the Bekenstein-Hawking area law. We also investigate the dark energy equation of state (EoS) of $S_3$ and $S_5$, discovering quintessence-like behavior and phantom crossing.