Cosmographic constraints on a G\"odel-type rotating universe
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 ). Our results reveal a mild but consistent preference for cosmic rotation, with the dimensionless rotation parameter peaking at for , and a broadly aligned anisotropy axis centered around equatorial coordinates . The inferred Hubble constant remains stable across all bins, while the deceleration parameter 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 CDM 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