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Non-Parametric Analysis for the Dark Matter Density Evolution

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2024-09-27 v2

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate a potential departure in the standard dark matter density evolution law, ρdm=ρdm,0(1+z)3\rho_{dm} = \rho_{dm,0}(1+z)^3. The method involves considering a deformed evolution model, denoted as ρdm=ρdm,0(1+z)3f(z)\rho_{dm} = \rho_{dm,0}(1+z)^3f(z), and searching the presence of any deviation (f(z)1f(z)\neq 1). As one may see, f(z)f(z) is a general function that parametrizes a possible digression from the standard law. We use data of baryon acoustic oscillations, type I Supernovae luminosity distances, and galaxy cluster gas mass fraction observations to reconstruct f(z)f(z) through an approach that is not dependent on the cosmological model or the so-called Gaussian process regression. Unlike previous works, it enables us to investigate a possible deviation without using a specific function to describe it. We have obtained f(z)=1f(z)=1, the standard model scenario, within 2σ2\sigma c.l. in all the considered cases.

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@article{arxiv.2308.05165,
  title  = {Non-Parametric Analysis for the Dark Matter Density Evolution},
  author = {Z. C. Santana and R. F. L. Holanda and R. Silva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.05165},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

8 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables Accepted by the Astroparticle Physics

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