Two new diagnostics of dark energy

Details Two new diagnostics of dark energy Two new diagnostics of dark energy

2008-07-23

arxiv.org/abs/0807.3548v3

Phys.Rev.D78:103502,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

14 pages, 9 figures. Some new results and an additional reference. Main conclusions unchanged. Matches published version

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.78.103502

We introduce two new diagnostics of dark energy (DE). The first, Om, is a combination of the Hubble parameter and the cosmological redshift and provides a "null test" of dark energy being a cosmological constant. Namely, if the value of Om(z) is the same at different redshifts, then DE is exactly cosmological constant. The slope of Om(z) can differentiate between different models of dark energy even if the value of the matter density is not accurately known. For DE with an unevolving equation of state, a positive slope of Om(z) is suggestive of Phantom (w < -1) while a negative slope indicates Quintessence (w > -1). The second diagnostic, "acceleration probe"(q-probe), is the mean value of the deceleration parameter over a small redshift range. It can be used to determine the cosmological redshift at which the universe began to accelerate, again without reference to the current value of the matter density. We apply the "Om" and "q-probe" diagnostics to the Union data set of type Ia supernovae combined with recent data from the cosmic microwave background (WMAP5) and baryon acoustic oscillations.

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