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Observational tests of a two parameter power-law class modified gravity in Palatini formalism

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2009-11-06 v2

Abstract

{\bf{CONTEXT}}: In this work we propose a modified gravity action f(R)=(RnR0n)1/nf(R)=(R^n-R^n_{0})^{1/n} with two free parameters of nn and R0R_{0} and derive the dynamics of a universe for this action in the Palatini formalism. {\bf {AIM}}: We do a cosmological comparison of this model with observed data to find the best parameters of a model in a flat universe. {\bf{METHOD}}: To constrain the free parameters of model we use SNIa type Ia data in two sets of gold and union samples, CMB-shift parameter, baryon acoustic oscillation, gas mass fraction in cluster of galaxies, and large-scale structure data. {\bf {RESULT}}: The best fit from the observational data results in the parameters of model in the range of n=0.980.08+0.08n=0.98^{+0.08}_{-0.08} and ΩM=0.25+0.10.1\Omega_M = 0.25_{+0.1}^{-0.1} with one sigma level of confidence where a standard Λ\LambdaCDM universe resides in this range of solution. PACS numbers: 04.50.+h, 95.36.+x, 98.80.-k

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@article{arxiv.0904.4390,
  title  = {Observational tests of a two parameter power-law class modified gravity in Palatini formalism},
  author = {Shant Baghram and M. Sadegh Movahed and Sohrab Rahvar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.4390},
  year   = {2009}
}

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16 pages, 17 figures