English
Related papers

Related papers: Bayesian inference methodology for Primordial Powe…

200 papers

We propose an efficient and model independent method for reconstructing the primordial power spectrum from Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and large scale structure observations. The algorithm is based on a Monte Carlo principle and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Steen Hannestad

We present a principled Bayesian framework for signal reconstruction, in which the signal is modelled by basis functions whose number (and form, if required) is determined by the data themselves. This approach is based on a Bayesian…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-23 Edward Higson , Will Handley , Michael Hobson , Anthony Lasenby

We propose a new, likelihood-free approach to inferring the primordial matter power spectrum and cosmological parameters from arbitrarily complex forward models of galaxy surveys where all relevant statistics can be determined from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-09 Florent Leclercq , Wolfgang Enzi , Jens Jasche , Alan Heavens

Reconstructing the shape of the primordial power spectrum in a model independent way from cosmological data is a useful consistency check on what is usually assumed regarding early universe physics. It is also our primary window to unknown…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Pia Mukherjee , Yun Wang

The formation of primordial black holes or other dark matter relics from amplified density fluctuations in the early universe may also generate scalar-induced gravitational waves (GW), carrying vital information about the primordial power…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-25 Aya Ghaleb , Ameek Malhotra , Gianmassimo Tasinato , Ivonne Zavala

Primordial features are one of the most important extensions of the Standard Model of cosmology, providing a wealth of information on the primordial universe, ranging from discrimination between inflation and alternative scenarios, new…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-15 Xingang Chen , Cora Dvorkin , Zhiqi Huang , Mohammad Hossein Namjoo , Licia Verde

We extend to large scales a method proposed in previous work that reconstructs non-parametrically the primordial power spectrum from cosmic microwave background data at high resolution. The improvement is necessary to account for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Domenico Tocchini-Valentini , Yehuda Hoffman , Joseph Silk

The latest cosmological data seem to indicate a significant deviation from scale invariance of the primordial power spectrum when parameterized either by a power law or by a spectral index with non-zero "running". This deviation, by itself,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-12 Licia Verde , Hiranya V. Peiris

Natural image statistics exhibit hierarchical dependencies across multiple scales. Representing such prior knowledge in non-factorial latent tree models can boost performance of image denoising, inpainting, deconvolution or reconstruction…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2012-07-03 Young Jun Ko , Matthias Seeger

We propose a score-based generative algorithm for sampling from power-scaled priors and likelihoods within the Bayesian inference framework. Our algorithm enables flexible control over prior-likelihood influence without requiring retraining…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-03 Huseyin Tuna Erdinc , Yunlin Zeng , Abhinav Prakash Gahlot , Felix J. Herrmann

With the recently published Cosmic Microwave Background data from Planck we address the optimized binning of the primordial power spectrum. As an important modification to the usual binning of the primordial spectrum, along with the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-06 Dhiraj Kumar Hazra , Arman Shafieloo , George F. Smoot

While the simplest inflationary models predict a power-law form of the primordial power spectrum (PPS), various UV complete scenarios predict features on top of the standard power law that leave characteristic imprints in the late-time…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-26 Rodrigo Calderon , Théo Simon , Arman Shafieloo , Dhiraj Kumar Hazra

The primordial power spectrum is an indirect probe of inflation or other structure-formation mechanisms. We introduce a new method, named \textbf{PRISM}, to estimate this spectrum from the empirical cosmic microwave background (CMB) power…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-07-01 P. Paykari , F. Lanusse , J. -L. Starck , F. Sureau , J. Bobin

We develop a method to reconstruct the primordial power spectrum, P(k), using both temperature and polarisation data from the joint analysis of a number of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observations. The method is an extension of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-22 Gavin Nicholson , Carlo R. Contaldi

We present a novel, general-purpose method for deconvolving and denoising images from gridded radio interferometric visibilities using Bayesian inference based on a Gaussian process model. The method automatically takes into account…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 P. M. Sutter , Benjamin D. Wandelt , Jason D. McEwen , Emory F. Bunn , Ata Karakci , Andrei Korotkov , Peter Timbie , Gregory S. Tucker , Le Zhang

We present COSMIC BIRTH: COSMological Initial Conditions from Bayesian Inference Reconstructions with THeoretical models: an algorithm to reconstruct the primordial and evolved cosmic density fields from galaxy surveys on the light-cone.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-23 Francisco-Shu Kitaura , Metin Ata , Sergio A. Rodriguez-Torres , Monica Hernandez-Sanchez , A. Balaguera-Antolinez , Gustavo Yepes

We use the modified Richardson-Lucy deconvolution algorithm to reconstruct the Primordial Power Spectrum from the Weak Lensing Power spectrum reconstructed from the CMB anisotropies. This provides an independent window to observe and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-27 Rajorshi Sushovan Chandra , Tarun Souradeep

The universal tendency in scanning probe microscopy (SPM) over the last two decades is to transition from simple 2D imaging to complex detection and spectroscopic imaging modes. The emergence of complex SPM engines brings forth the…

Constraining primordial non-Gaussianities (PNGs) in the large-scale cosmic structure (LSS) is an important step in understanding properties of the early universe, specifically in distinguishing between different inflationary models.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-14 Ethan Vislosky , Zachery Brown , Regina Demina , Edmond Chaussidon