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当前和未来观测对增长指数参数的制约

Constraints on growth index parameters from current and future observations

Jason Dossett, Mustapha Ishak, Jacob Moldenhauer, Yungui Gong, Anzhong Wang

摘要:

我们使用当前和未来的大尺度结构的增长率的模拟数据结合超新星,BAO,CMB表面测量的数据,以便把约束的增长指数参数。我们使用最近提出的参数化的增长指数,插值之间的一个常数在高红移和一种形式,占在小红移的红移依赖关系。我们还建议在这里另一个指数参数化具有类似的行为。红移相关的参数化提供了一个次百分比的精度水平的数值增长函数,为整个红移范围。使用这些红移参数化或一个恒定的增长指数,我们发现,目前可用的数据从星系红移扭曲和莱曼α森林是无法把显着的限制任何的增长参数。例如,当前增长数据允许$Λ$ CDM和平坦DGP。我们使用MCMC分析来研究未来增长数据的约束,并模拟悲观和温和的不确定性情景。在这两种情况下,讨论的红移参数化能够提供显着的约束和排除模型时,不正确的假设在分析中。所采取的参数化以及红移斜率的常数部分的值都被发现显着排除了不正确的背景。我们还发现,对于我们的悲观的情况下,一个假设的常数增长指数在整个红移范围内是无法排除在所有情况下不正确的模型。这是因为斜率在较小的红移下充当了第二个斜率,因此提供了一个重要的测试来识别潜在的引力理论。

英文摘要:

We use current and future simulated data of the growth rate of large scale structure in combination with data from supernova, BAO, and CMB surface measurements, in order to put constraints on the growth index parameters. We use a recently proposed parameterization of the growth index that interpolates between a constant value at high redshifts and a form that accounts for redshift dependencies at small redshifts. We also suggest here another exponential parameterization with a similar behaviour. The redshift dependent parametrizations provide a sub-percent precision level to the numerical growth function, for the full redshift range. Using these redshift parameterizations or a constant growth index, we find that current available data from galaxy redshift distortions and Lyman-alpha forests is unable to put significant constraints on any of the growth parameters. For example both $Λ$CDM and flat DGP are allowed by current growth data. We use an MCMC analysis to study constraints from future growth data, and simulate pessimistic and moderate scenarios for the uncertainties. In both scenarios, the redshift parameterizations discussed are able to provide significant constraints and rule out models when incorrectly assumed in the analysis. The values taken by the constant part of the parameterizations as well as the redshift slopes are all found to significantly rule out an incorrect background. We also find that, for our pessimistic scenario, an assumed constant growth index over the full redshift range is unable to rule out incorrect models in all cases. This is due to the fact that the slope acts as a second discriminator at smaller redshifts and therefore provide a significant test to identify the underlying gravity theory.

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