Constraints on the detectability of cosmic topology from observational uncertainties

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/20/22/008zbMATH Open1043.83038arXivgr-qc/0308063OpenAlexW3104786445MaRDI QIDQ4453734FDOQ4453734

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Publication date: 7 March 2004

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

Abstract: Recent observational results suggest that our universe is nearly flat and well modelled within a $Lambda$CDM framework. The observed values of $Omeg{a}_m$ and $Omeg{a}_{Lambda}$ inevitably involve uncertainties. Motivated by this, we make a systematic study of the necessary and sufficient conditions for undetectability as well as detectability (in principle) of cosmic topology (using pattern repetition) in presence of such uncertainties. We do this by developing two complementary methods to determine detectability for nearly flat universes. Using the first method we derive analytical conditions for undetectability for infinite redshift, the accuracy of which is then confirmed by the second method. Estimates based on WMAP data together with other measurements of the density parameters are used to illustrate both methods, which are shown to provide very similar results for high redshifts.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0308063

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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