Bias on w from large-scale structure

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2012-03-09

arxiv.org/abs/1203.2180v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

23 pages, 8 figures. Numerical module available at http://web.physik.rwth-aachen.de/download/valkenburg/ Comments are welcome

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We find that if we live at the center of an inhomogeneity with density contrast of roughly 0.1, dark energy is not a cosmological constant at 95% confidence level. Observational constraints on the equation of state of dark energy, w, depend strongly on the local matter density around the observer. We model the local inhomogeneity with an exact spherically symmetric solution which features a pressureless matter component and a dark-energy fluid with constant equation of state and negligible sound speed, that reaches a homogeneous solution at finite radius. We fit this model to observations of the local expansion rate, distant supernovae and the cosmic microwave background. We conclude that the possible bias from large-scale structure has to be taken into account if one wants to progress towards not just precision but also accurate cosmology.

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