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Model-independent test of modified gravity (PLEASE NOTE UNUSUAL TIME)

Ziyang Zheng , ITP Heidelberg

The theory of gravity holds significant importance in our understanding of the large-scale structure and dynamics of the Universe. We first demonstrate how one can measure the gravitational slip, η, in a model-independent way by combining observations from galaxy clustering and weak lensing. Additionally, we propose a method to test the cosmological Poisson equation model-independently while maintaining independence from specific models for the background expansion, the power spectrum shape, and the non-linear corrections. We show that one can only measure the combination Μ≡Ω{m,0}μ, where μ quantifies the deviation of the Poisson equation from the standard one and Ω{m,0} is the present matter density fraction. We also obtain constraints on M for a survey that approximates a combination of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument and Euclid by employing a recent model-independent forecast for the growth rate f and the expansion rate E.

Kosmologie und Elementarteilchenphysik
23 Apr 2024, 16:15
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Phil12, SR106

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