Hubble Tension and Gravitational Self-Interaction

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Auteurs principaux: Sargent, Corey, Deur, Alexandre, Terzic, Balsa
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author Sargent, Corey
Deur, Alexandre
Terzic, Balsa
author_facet Sargent, Corey
Deur, Alexandre
Terzic, Balsa
contents One of the most important problems vexing the $Λ$CDM cosmological model is the Hubble tension. It arises from the fact that measurements of the present value of the Hubble parameter performed with low-redshift quantities, e.g., the Type IA supernova, tend to yield larger values than measurements from quantities originating at high-redshift, e.g., fits of cosmic microwave background radiation. It is becoming likely that the discrepancy, currently standing at $5σ$, is not due to systematic errors in the measurements. Here we explore whether the self-interaction of gravitational fields in General Relativity, which are traditionally neglected when studying the evolution of the universe, can explain the tension. We find that with field self-interaction accounted for, both low- and high-redshift data are simultaneously well-fitted, thereby showing that gravitational self-interaction could explain the Hubble tension. Crucially, this is achieved without introducing additional parameters.
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Sargent, Corey
Deur, Alexandre
Terzic, Balsa
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
One of the most important problems vexing the $Λ$CDM cosmological model is the Hubble tension. It arises from the fact that measurements of the present value of the Hubble parameter performed with low-redshift quantities, e.g., the Type IA supernova, tend to yield larger values than measurements from quantities originating at high-redshift, e.g., fits of cosmic microwave background radiation. It is becoming likely that the discrepancy, currently standing at $5σ$, is not due to systematic errors in the measurements. Here we explore whether the self-interaction of gravitational fields in General Relativity, which are traditionally neglected when studying the evolution of the universe, can explain the tension. We find that with field self-interaction accounted for, both low- and high-redshift data are simultaneously well-fitted, thereby showing that gravitational self-interaction could explain the Hubble tension. Crucially, this is achieved without introducing additional parameters.
title Hubble Tension and Gravitational Self-Interaction
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.10861