How close can an Inhomogeneous Universe mimic the Concordance Model?
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2015-05-18 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Recently, spatially inhomogeneous cosmological models have been proposed as an alternative to the LCDM model, with the aim of reproducing the late time dynamics of the Universe without introducing a cosmological constant or dark energy. This paper investigates the possibility of distinguishing such models from the standard LCDM using background or large scale structure data. It also illustrates and emphasizes the necessity of testing the Copernican principle in order to confront the tests of general relativity with the large scale structure.
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@article{arxiv.1002.2397,
title = {How close can an Inhomogeneous Universe mimic the Concordance Model?},
author = {Peter Dunsby and Naureen Goheer and Bob Osano and Jean-Philippe Uzan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2397},
year = {2015}
}
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15 pages, 7 figures