http://arxiv.org/abs/1604.03487
Observations of cosmological large scale structures (LSS) offer a unique opportunity to test the nature of gravity. We address the impact of consistent modifications of gravity on the largest observable scales, focusing on relativistic effects in galaxy number counts and the cross-correlation between the matter distribution and the cosmic microwave background temperature anisotropies. Our analysis applies to a very broad class of general scalar-tensor theories encoded in the Horndeski Lagrangian and is fully consistent on linear scales, retaining the full dynamics of the scalar field and not assuming quasi-static evolution. As particular examples we consider both, self-accelerating covariant Galileons and parameterizations of the properties that fully describe the linear theory. We investigate the impact of these models on relativistic corrections to galaxy clustering using the hi_class code. We find that especially effects which involve integrals along the line of sight (gravitational lensing, time delay and the integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect, ISW) can be considerably modified, and even lead to $\mathcal{O}(1000\%)$ deviations from General Relativity in the case of the ISW effect for Galileon models, for which standard probes such as the growth function only vary by $\mathcal{O}(10\%)$. These effects become dominant when correlating galaxy number counts at different redshift and can lead to $\sim 50\%$ deviations in the total signal that might be observable by future LSS surveys. To isolate the ISW effect we consider the cross-correlation between LSS and cosmic microwave background temperature anisotropies and use current data to further constrain Horndeski models. Forthcoming large-volume galaxy surveys using multiple-tracers will search for all these effects, opening a new window to probe gravity and cosmic acceleration at the largest scales available in our Universe.
J. Renk, M. Zumalacarregui and F. Montanari
Wed, 13 Apr 16
35/60
Comments: 34 pages, 8 figures. Comments welcome
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