Bayesian Model Comparison of $R_h=ct$ versus $\Lambda$CDM using HII galaxy Hubble diagram
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2026-04-01 v1
Abstract
We complement a recent analysis comparing with CDM/CDM using HII galaxies and giant extragalactic HII regions, by carrying out Bayesian model comparison. For this purpose, we calculate the Bayes factors for compared to flat CDM/CDM using the same dataset. When we use uniform priors on cosmological parameters, we find that the Bayes factors are close to 1, implying that is equally favored compared to CDM/CDM. However, when we use normal priors on cosmological parameters based on Planck cosmology, we find that is strongly favored over flat CDM, while is marginally favored over flat CDM.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.28019,
title = {Bayesian Model Comparison of $R_h=ct$ versus $\Lambda$CDM using HII galaxy Hubble diagram},
author = {Yuva Himanshu Pallam and Shantanu Desai},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.28019},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
9 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in Physics Letters A