Probing Dark Energy with Alpha Shapes and Betti Numbers

Details Probing Dark Energy with Alpha Shapes and Betti Numbers Probing Dark Energy with Alpha Shapes and Betti Numbers

2011-10-25

arxiv.org/abs/1110.5528v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

7 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Astrophys.J.Lett., for a high-res version see http://www.astro.rug.nl/~weygaert/BettiCosmolog

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We introduce a new descriptor of the weblike pattern in the distribution of galaxies and matter: the scale dependent Betti numbers which formalize the topological information content of the cosmic mass distribution. While the Betti numbers do not fully quantify topology, they extend the information beyond conventional cosmological studies of topology in terms of genus and Euler characteristic used in earlier analyses of cosmological models. The richer information content of Betti numbers goes along with the availability of fast algorithms to compute them. When measured as a function of scale they provide a "Betti signature" for a point distribution that is a sensitive yet robust discriminator of structure. The signature is highly effective in revealing differences in structure arising in different cosmological models, and is exploited towards distinguishing between different dark energy models and may likewise be used to trace primordial non-Gaussianities. In this study we demonstrate the potential of Betti numbers by studying their behaviour in simulations of cosmologies differing in the nature of their dark energy.

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