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Null tests with Gaussian Process

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2025-07-08 v2

Abstract

We investigate the null tests of spatial flatness and the flat Λ\LambdaCDM model using the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) data measured by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), the cosmic chronometers (CCH) H(z)H(z) data, and the Union3 and Pantheon Plus type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) datasets. We propose a novel non-parametric reconstruction of FAPF_{AP}, DM/rdD_M/r_d and DM/rdD'_M/r_d from the DESI BAO data to perform the OkOk diagnostic, and we also conduct the OkOk diagnostic using the combination of CCH and SNe Ia data. The novel method avoids the issue of the dependence on cosmological parameters such as the value of the Hubble constant. There is no evidence of deviation from the flat Λ\LambdaCDM model, nor is there any indication of dynamical dark energy found in the observational data. Since we employ a non-parametric reconstruction method, all the conclusions drawn in this paper remain robust and agnostic to any cosmological model and gravitational theory.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2503.15943,
  title  = {Null tests with Gaussian Process},
  author = {Shengqing Gao and Qing Gao and Yungui Gong and Xuchen Lu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.15943},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

22 pages, 12 figures. Minor changes and references updated

R2 v1 2026-06-28T22:27:55.332Z