Published May 15, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Parametrized post-Friedmann signatures of acceleration in the CMB

Creators

  • 1. Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, Department of Astronomy, and Astrophysics, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)

Description

We extend the covariant, parametrized post-Friedmann treatment of cosmic acceleration from modified gravity to an arbitrary admixture of matter, radiation, relativistic components, and spatial curvature. This generalization facilitates the adaptation of Einstein-Boltzmann codes for solving cosmic microwave background and matter perturbations in the linear regime. We use such a code to study the effect of metric evolution on the cosmic microwave background through the integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect. We discuss the ability of modified gravity to alter the low multipole spectrum, including lowering the power in the quadrupole. From a principal component description of the primary metric ratio parameter, we obtain general constraints from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe on modified gravity models of the acceleration

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
77
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 103524-103524.11
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40075504
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTER CODES; DISTURBANCES; GRAVITATION; PERTURBATION THEORY; QUADRUPOLES; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; RELICT RADIATION; SPECTRA
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY RANGE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MULTIPOLES; RADIATIONS

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