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Distinguishing f(R) gravity with cosmic voids

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arxiv 1410.0133 v2 pith:KXU4WXM4 submitted 2014-10-01 astro-ph.CO

Distinguishing f(R) gravity with cosmic voids

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We use properties of void populations identified in N-body simulations to forecast the ability of upcoming galaxy surveys to differentiate models of f(R) gravity from \Lambda CDM cosmology. We analyze simulations designed to mimic the densities, volumes, and clustering statistics of upcoming surveys, using the public VIDE toolkit. We examine void abundances as a basic probe at redshifts 1.0 and 0.4. We find that stronger f(R) coupling strengths produce voids up to ~20% larger in radius, leading to a significant shift in the void number function. As an initial estimate of the constraining power of voids, we use this change in the number function to forecast a constraint on the coupling strength of $\Delta f_{R_{0}} = 10^{-5}$.

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