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Probing dark energy using baryonic oscillations in the galaxy power spectrum as a cosmological ruler

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We show that the baryonic oscillations expected in the galaxy power spectrum may be used as a "standard cosmological ruler'' to facilitate accurate measurement of the cosmological equation of state. Our approach involves a straight-forward measurement of the oscillation "wavelength'' in Fourier space, which is fixed by fundamental linear physics in the early Universe and hence is highly model-independent. We quantify the ability of future large-scale galaxy redshift surveys with mean redshifts z~1 and z~3 to delineate the baryonic peaks in the power spectrum, and derive corresponding constraints on the parameter w describing the equation of state of the dark energy. For example, a survey of three times the Sloan volume at z ~ 1 can produce a measurement with accuracy dw ~ 0.1. We suggest that this method of measuring the dark energy powerfully complements other probes such as Type Ia supernovae, and suffers from a different (and arguably less serious) set of systematic uncertainties.

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astro-ph.CO · 2026-05-28 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Gaia quasar proper motions show a significant quadrupole signal matching an axisymmetric Bianchi I anisotropy model, but the amplitude does not increase with redshift as the model requires and the inferred local shear exceeds expectations.

Combined tracer analysis for DESI 2024 BAO

astro-ph.CO · 2025-08-07 · accept · novelty 5.0

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