Bayesian analysis of the backreaction models

Kurek, Aleksandra; Bolejko, Krzysztof; Szydłowski, Marek

Bayesian analysis of the backreaction models

Journal Article

2010

Journal Title

Physical Review D - Particles and Fields

Link to Journal

https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.81.063515

Department

Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Abstract

We present a Bayesian analysis of four different types of backreaction models, which are based on the Buchert equations. In this approach, one considers a solution to the Einstein equations for a general matter distribution and then an average of various observable quantities is taken. Such an approach became of considerable interest when it was shown that it could lead to agreement with observations without resorting to dark energy. In this paper we compare the {Lambda}CDM model and the backreaction models with type Ia supernovae, baryon acoustic oscillations, and cosmic microwave background data, and find that the former is favored. However, the tested models were based on some particular assumptions about the relation between the average spatial curvature and the backreaction, as well as the relation between the curvature and curvature index. In this paper we modified the latter assumption, leaving the former unchanged. We find that, by varying the relation between the curvature and curvature index, we can obtain a better fit. Therefore, some further work is still needed--in particular, the relation between the backreaction and the curvature should be revisited in order to fully determine the feasibility of the backreaction models to mimic dark energy.

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