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Title: CONSTRAINING THE DARK ENERGY EQUATION OF STATE WITH COSMIC VOIDS

Journal Article · · Astrophysical Journal (Online)
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, FPRD, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747 (Korea, Republic of)

Our universe is observed to be accelerating due to the dominant dark energy with negative pressure. The dark energy equation of state (w) holds a key to understanding the ultimate fate of the universe. The cosmic voids behave like bubbles in the universe so that its shapes must be quite sensitive to the background cosmology. Assuming a flat universe and using the priors on the matter density parameter ({omega} {sub m}) and the dimensionless Hubble parameter (h), we demonstrate analytically that the ellipticity evolution of cosmic voids may be a sensitive probe of the dark energy equation of state. We also discuss the parameter degeneracy between w and {omega} {sub m}.

OSTI ID:
21300762
Journal Information:
Astrophysical Journal (Online), Vol. 696, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/696/1/L10; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1538-4357
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English