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| author | Santos, Felipe Bruno Medeiros dos Morais, Jonathan Pan, Supriya Yang, Weiqiang Di Valentino, Eleonora |
| author_facet | Santos, Felipe Bruno Medeiros dos Morais, Jonathan Pan, Supriya Yang, Weiqiang Di Valentino, Eleonora |
| contents | Baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) appear to indicate the first evidence for dynamical dark energy (DDE), with a present-day behavior resembling quintessence. This evidence emerges when the Chevallier-Polarski-Linder (CPL) parametrization of the dark energy equation of state, $w_{\textrm{de}} = w_0 + w_a (1-a)$, is considered, and persists across other functional forms of $w_{\textrm{de}}$. In this work, we investigate how the inclusion of future gravitational wave (GW) standard siren data impacts the uncertainties in cosmological parameters when combined with DESI measurements. Specifically, we analyze the expected contributions from three upcoming GW observatories: the Einstein Telescope (ET), the Deci-hertz Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (DECIGO), and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). We find that the addition of GW data, particularly from LIGO and DECIGO, significantly reduces the uncertainties in cosmological parameters, with the extent of the improvement depending on the specific form of $w_{\textrm{de}}$. Our results highlight both the constraining power of future GW observations and the importance of considering a range of cosmological models in data analysis. |
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| spellingShingle | A New Window on Dynamical Dark Energy: Combining DESI-DR2 BAO with future Gravitational Wave Observations Santos, Felipe Bruno Medeiros dos Morais, Jonathan Pan, Supriya Yang, Weiqiang Di Valentino, Eleonora Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) appear to indicate the first evidence for dynamical dark energy (DDE), with a present-day behavior resembling quintessence. This evidence emerges when the Chevallier-Polarski-Linder (CPL) parametrization of the dark energy equation of state, $w_{\textrm{de}} = w_0 + w_a (1-a)$, is considered, and persists across other functional forms of $w_{\textrm{de}}$. In this work, we investigate how the inclusion of future gravitational wave (GW) standard siren data impacts the uncertainties in cosmological parameters when combined with DESI measurements. Specifically, we analyze the expected contributions from three upcoming GW observatories: the Einstein Telescope (ET), the Deci-hertz Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (DECIGO), and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). We find that the addition of GW data, particularly from LIGO and DECIGO, significantly reduces the uncertainties in cosmological parameters, with the extent of the improvement depending on the specific form of $w_{\textrm{de}}$. Our results highlight both the constraining power of future GW observations and the importance of considering a range of cosmological models in data analysis. |
| title | A New Window on Dynamical Dark Energy: Combining DESI-DR2 BAO with future Gravitational Wave Observations |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.04646 |