Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-06-28
Phys.Rev.D70:083006,2004
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
14 pages, 14 figures. References added, matches PRD accepted version
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.70.083006
Detecting dark energy dynamics is the main quest of current dark energy research. Addressing the issue demands a fully consistent analysis of CMB, large scale structure and SN-Ia data with multi-parameter freedom valid for all redshifts. Here we undertake a ten parameter analysis of general dark energy confronted with the first year WMAP, 2dF galaxy survey and latest SN-Ia data. Despite the huge freedom in dark energy dynamics there are no new degeneracies with standard cosmic parameters apart from a mild degeneracy between reionisation and the redshift of acceleration, both of which effectively suppress small scale power. Breaking this degeneracy will help significantly in detecting dynamics, if it exists. Our best-fit model to the data has significant late-time evolution at z<1.5. Phantom models are also considered and we find that the best-fit crosses w=-1 which, if confirmed, would be a clear signal for radically new physics. Treatment of such rapidly varying models requires careful integration of the dark energy density usually not implemented in standard codes, leading to crucial errors of up to 5%. Nevertheless cosmic variance means that standard LCDM models are still a very good fit to the data and evidence for dynamics is currently very weak. Independent tests of reionisation or the epoch of acceleration (e.g. ISW-LSS correlations) or reduction of cosmic variance at large scales (e.g. cluster polarisation at high redshift) may prove key in the hunt for dynamics.
Bassett Bruce A.
Copeland Edmund J.
Corasaniti Pier Stefano
Kunz Martin
Parkinson David
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