Linear kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect and void models for acceleration

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/28/16/164005zbMATH Open1223.83063arXiv1105.0909OpenAlexW3102644315MaRDI QIDQ3173062FDOQ3173062

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Publication date: 10 October 2011

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: There has been considerable recent interest in cosmological models in which the current apparent acceleration is due to a very large local underdensity, or void, instead of some form of dark energy. Here we examine a new proposal to constrain such models using the linear kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (kSZ) effect due to structure within the void. The simplified "Hubble bubble" models previously studied appeared to predict far more kSZ power than is actually observed, independently of the details of the initial conditions and evolution of perturbations in such models. We show that the constraining power of the kSZ effect is considerably weakened (though still impressive) under a fully relativistic treatment of the problem, and point out several theoretical ambiguities and observational shortcomings which further qualify the results. Nevertheless, we conclude that a very large class of void models is ruled out by the combination of kSZ and other methods.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1105.0909

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Astrophysical cosmology (85A40) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

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