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Updated reduced CMB data and constraints on cosmological parameters

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2015-07-06 v4 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We obtain the reduced CMB data {lA,R,z}\{l_A, R, z_*\} from WMAP9, WMAP9+BICEP2, Planck+WP and Planck+WP+BICEP2 for the Λ\LambdaCDM and wwCDM models with or without spatial curvature. We then use these reduced CMB data in combination with low-redshift observations to put constraints on cosmological parameters. We find that including BICEP2 results in a higher value of the Hubble constant especially when the equation of state of dark energy and curvature are allowed to vary. For the Λ\LambdaCDM model with curvature, the estimate of the Hubble constant with Planck+WP+Lensing is inconsistent with the one derived from Planck+WP+BICEP at about 1.3 σ\sigma confidence level.

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@article{arxiv.1409.0223,
  title  = {Updated reduced CMB data and constraints on cosmological parameters},
  author = {Rong-Gen Cai and Zong-Kuan Guo and Bo Tang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.0223},
  year   = {2015}
}

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arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1312.4309

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