COSMOS weak-lensing constraints on modified gravity
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2011-09-16 v1
Abstract
The observed acceleration of the universe, explained through dark energy, could alternatively be explained through a modification of gravity that would also induce modifications in the evolution of cosmological perturbations. We use new weak lensing data from the COSMOS survey to test for deviations from General Relativity. The departure from GR is parametrized in a model-independent way that consistently parametrizes the two-point cosmic shear amplitude and growth. Using CMB priors, we perform a likelihood analysis. We find constraints on the amplitude of the signal that do not indicate a deviation from General Relativity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1012.5854,
title = {COSMOS weak-lensing constraints on modified gravity},
author = {Ismael Tereno and Elisabetta Semboloni and Tim Schrabback},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.5854},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
6 pages. Submitted to A&A