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Cosmological constraints are usually derived under the assumption of a $6$ parameters $\Lambda$-CDM theoretical framework or simple one-parameter extensions. In this paper we present, for the first time, cosmological constraints in a…

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One of the most powerful cosmological datasets when it comes to constraining neutrino masses is represented by galaxy power spectrum measurements, $P_{gg}(k)$. The constraining power of $P_{gg}(k)$ is however severely limited by…

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We constrain the growth index $\gamma$ by performing a full-shape analysis of the power spectrum multipoles measured from the BOSS DR12 data. We adopt a theoretical model based on the Effective Field theory of the Large Scale Structure…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-13 Chiara Moretti , Maria Tsedrik , Pedro Carrilho , Alkistis Pourtsidou

We use the cosmic shear data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey to place constraints on $f(R)$ and {\it Generalized Dilaton} models of modified gravity. This is highly complimentary to other probes since the constraints…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-21 Joachim Harnois-Déraps , Dipak Munshi , Patrick Valageas , Ludovic van Waerbeke , Philippe Brax , Peter Coles , Luca Rizzo

We extend the covariant, parametrized post-Friedmann treatment of cosmic acceleration from modified gravity to an arbitrary admixture of matter, radiation, relativistic components and spatial curvature. Explicit expressions in the comoving,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Wayne Hu

The Planck satellite is expected to improve the measurement of most cosmological parameters by several factors with respect to current WMAP results. The actual performance may depend upon various aspects of the data analysis. In this paper…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-02 L. P. L. Colombo , E. Pierpaoli , J. R. Pritchard

We place observational constraints on an FLRW cosmological model in $f(R,L_m)$ gravity with a specific deceleration parameter that depends on the scale factor. This form of the deceleration parameter has been discussed by authors in several…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-30 Aroonkumar Beesham

Modified gravity theories offer a well-motivated extension of General Relativity and provide a possible explanation for the late-time accelerated expansion of the Universe. Among them, $f(R)$ gravity represents a minimal and theoretically…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-06 Yanling Song , Yu Sang , Linfeng Xiao , Boyu Zhang , Bin Wang

Estimation of parameters of the \lq standard\rq \,model of cosmology have dramatically improved over past few decades due to increasingly exquisite measurements made by Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) experiments. Recent data from Planck…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-13 Santanu Das , Suvodip Mukherjee , Tarun Souradeep

Viable modifications of gravity that may produce cosmic acceleration need to be screened in high-density regions such as the Solar System, where general relativity is well tested. Screening mechanisms also prevent strong anomalies in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-22 Lucas Lombriser , Fergus Simpson , Alexander Mead

We present updated constraints on cosmological parameters in a 12-parameter model, extending the standard six-parameter $\Lambda$CDM by including dynamical dark energy (DE: $w_0$, $w_a$), the sum of neutrino masses ($\sum m_{\nu}$), the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-19 Shouvik Roy Choudhury , Teppei Okumura

We extract observational constraints on $f(T)$ gravity, using the recently proposed statistical method which is not affected by the value of $H_0$ and thus it bypasses the problem of the disagreement in its exact numerical value between…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-15 S. Basilakos , S. Nesseris , F. K. Anagnostopoulos , E. N. Saridakis

We present constraints on modified gravity from a cosmic shear analysis of the final data release of the Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS-Legacy) in combination with DESI measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations, eBOSS observations of redshift…

We explore constraints on dark energy and modified gravity with forecast 21cm intensity mapping measurements using the Effective Field Theory approach. We construct a realistic mock data set forecasting a low redshift 21cm signal power…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-19 Maria Berti , Marta Spinelli , Balakrishna S. Haridasu , Matteo Viel , Alessandra Silvestri

Inspired by quantum gravitational physics, the approach of non-commutative (NC) phase space leads to a modified dispersion relation of gravitational waves. This feature, if applied to the very early universe, gives rise to a modified power…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-20 Yi-Fu Cai , Yi Wang

We present cosmological constraints on the scalar-tensor theory of gravity by analyzing the angular power spectrum data of the cosmic microwave background obtained from the Planck 2015 results together with the baryon acoustic oscillations…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-09 Junpei Ooba , Kiyotomo Ichiki , Takeshi Chiba , Naoshi Sugiyama

Most of the information on our cosmos stems from either late-time observations or the imprint of early-time inhomogeneities on the cosmic microwave background. We explore to what extent early modifications of gravity, which become…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-10 Nelson A. Lima , Vanessa Smer-Barreto , Lucas Lombriser

We use baryon acoustic oscillation and redshift space distortion from the completed Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, corresponding to data release 12 of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, combined sample analysis in combination with…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-09 Eva-Maria Mueller , Will Percival , Eric Linder , Shadab Alam , Gong-Bo Zhao , Ariel G. Sánchez , Florian Beutler

We study observational constraints on the modified symmetric teleparallel gravity, the non-metricity $f(Q)$ gravity, which reproduces background expansion of the universe. For this purpose, we use Hubble measurements, Baryonic Acoustic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-11-25 Sanjay Mandal , P. K. Sahoo

A novel constraint on $f(R)$ theories of gravity is obtained from the gravitational wave signal emitted from the binary neutron star merger event GW170817. The $f(R)$ theories possess an additional massive scalar degree of freedom apart…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-03-04 Soumya Jana , Subhendra Mohanty