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Abstract In this work, we investigate a torsion-based cosmological model within the Einstein CCartan framework, constrained by the latest combined datasets including DESI DR2 BAO, PantheonPlus and DESY5 supernovae, and the full Planck 2018 CMB measurements (temperature, polarization, and joint NPIPE PR4 + ACT DR6 lensing). The torsion parameter is constrained to = -0. 00066 0. 00098 α = - 0. 00066 ± 0. 00098 with the full dataset combination, consistent with zero at less than 1 1 σ, while yielding a Hubble constant H₀ = 68. 41 0. 32~ km~s^{-1~Mpc^-1} H 0 = 68. 41 ± 0. 32 km s - 1 Mpc - 1 and matter clustering amplitude S₈ = 0. 812 0. 006 S 8 = 0. 812 ± 0. 006. The model shows notable potential in alleviating cosmological tensions, reducing the S₈ S 8 discrepancy with KiDS-1000 from 2. 3 ∼ 2. 3 σ in Λ CDM to only 0. 1 0. 1 σ. Model comparisons based on the Akaike information criterion show consistent improvements across all datasets, with AIC Δ AIC values ranging from -5. 68 - 5. 68 to -6. 62 - 6. 62, indicating a statistically preferred fit for the torsion model. These results suggest that the torsion framework provides a physically well-motivated extension to Λ CDM, capable of simultaneously addressing key cosmological tensions while maintaining excellent agreement with diverse observational probes.
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