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Putting Flat ΛCDM In The (Redshift) Bin
by Eoin Ó Colgáin, M.M. Sheikh-Jabbari, Rance Solomon, Maria G. Dainotti, Dejan Stojkovic
Submission summary
Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Eoin O Colgain |
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Preprint Link: | scipost_202306_00019v1 (pdf) |
Date submitted: | June 14, 2023, 2:20 p.m. |
Submitted by: | O Colgain, Eoin |
Submitted to: | SciPost Physics |
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Academic field: | Physics |
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Approaches: | Theoretical, Observational |
Abstract
Flat ΛCDM cosmology is specified by two constant fitting parameters in the late Universe, the Hubble constant H0 and matter density (today) Ωm. In the cosmology literature, one typically \textit{assumes} that there is no redshift evolution of cosmological parameters when one fits data sets. Here, in mock observational Hubble data we demonstrate evolution in distributions of best fit parameters with effective redshift. As a result, considerably different (H0,Ωm) best fits from Planck-ΛCDM cannot be precluded in high redshift bins. We explore if observational Hubble data, Type Ia supernovae and standardisable quasar samples exhibit redshift evolution of best fit ΛCDM parameters. In all samples, we confirm an increasing Ωm (decreasing H0) trend with increasing bin redshift. Through comparison with mocks, we confirm that similar behaviour can arise randomly within the flat ΛCDM model with probabilities as low as p=0.0021 (3.1σ).