English

Hubble parameter data constraints on dark energy

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2013-07-12 v2

Abstract

We use Hubble parameter versus redshift data from Stern, et al(2010) and Gazta\~{n}aga, et al (2009) to place constraints on model parameters of constant and time-evolving dark energy cosmological models. These constraints are consistent with (through not as restrictive as) those derived from supernova Type Ia magnitude-redshift data. However, they are more restrictive than those derived from galaxy cluster angular diameter distance, and comparable with those from gamma-ray burst and lookback time data. A joint analysis of the Hubble parameter data with more restrictive baryon acoustic oscillation peak length scale and supernova Type Ia apparent magnitude data favors a spatially-flat cosmological model currently dominated by a time-independent cosmological constant but does not exclude time-varying dark energy.

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@article{arxiv.1106.4294,
  title  = {Hubble parameter data constraints on dark energy},
  author = {Yun Chen and Bharat Ratra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.4294},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

7 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables, Accepted for publication in PLB

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