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Cosmographic constraints on a G\"odel-type rotating universe

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2025-06-03 v1

Abstract

We investigate the possibility of global cosmic rotation using a G\"odel-type rotating cosmological model, constrained through a cosmographic analysis of Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) from the Pantheon+ dataset. Employing a Taylor-expanded apparent magnitude--redshift relation derived via the Kristian-Sachs formalism, we analyze low-redshift SNIa data across five redshift bins (up to Z0.5Z \leq 0.5). Our results reveal a mild but consistent preference for cosmic rotation, with the dimensionless rotation parameter Ω0\Omega_0 peaking at 0.290.15+0.210.29^{+0.21}_{-0.15} for Z0.2Z \leq 0.2, and a broadly aligned anisotropy axis centered around equatorial coordinates (243,49)(243^\circ, -49^\circ). The inferred Hubble constant h00.73h_0 \approx 0.73 remains stable across all bins, while the deceleration parameter q0q_0 trends from near-zero to mildly negative values with increasing redshift. Model comparison using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) indicates a statistically significant preference for the rotating model over the standard Λ\LambdaCDM cosmology at intermediate redshifts. These findings suggest that cosmic rotation, if present, may influence the late-time expansion history of the universe and warrants further investigation beyond the cosmographic regime.

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@article{arxiv.2506.00860,
  title  = {Cosmographic constraints on a G\"odel-type rotating universe},
  author = {Anshul Verma and Pavan K. Aluri and David F. Mota and Yuri N. Obukhov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.00860},
  year   = {2025}
}

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20 pages, 5 figures, 1 Table. Comments are welcome