Testing Gauss-Bonnet Gravity with DESI BAO Data
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| author | Dhankar, Praveen Kumar Mhamdi, Dalale Munyeshyaka, Albert Kumar, Darshan Ntahompagaze, Joseph Ouali, Taoufik |
| author_facet | Dhankar, Praveen Kumar Mhamdi, Dalale Munyeshyaka, Albert Kumar, Darshan Ntahompagaze, Joseph Ouali, Taoufik |
| contents | In the present paper, we observationally constrain f (G) gravity at the background level using Type Ia supernovae from the Pantheon Plus (PP) sample, cosmic chronometer (CC) data, and the recent Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) measurements released by DESI. For the analysis, we consider two combinations of datasets: (i) PP + CC, and (ii) PP + CC + DESI BAO. In both cases, we determine the best-fit parameters by numerically solving the modified Friedmann equations for two distinct f (G) models, namely the power-law and exponential forms. This is achieved through Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulations. To assess the statistical significance of the f (G) models, we employ both the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC). Our results show that both f (G) models are statistically favored over the standard ΛCDM model. Notably, the exponential model exhibits an additional future transition at redshift closer to -0.1, indicating a possible return to a decelerating phase. This distinctive behavior sets it apart from both the power-law model and the ΛCDM scenario, which predict continued acceleration into the future. |
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| spellingShingle | Testing Gauss-Bonnet Gravity with DESI BAO Data Dhankar, Praveen Kumar Mhamdi, Dalale Munyeshyaka, Albert Kumar, Darshan Ntahompagaze, Joseph Ouali, Taoufik General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology In the present paper, we observationally constrain f (G) gravity at the background level using Type Ia supernovae from the Pantheon Plus (PP) sample, cosmic chronometer (CC) data, and the recent Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) measurements released by DESI. For the analysis, we consider two combinations of datasets: (i) PP + CC, and (ii) PP + CC + DESI BAO. In both cases, we determine the best-fit parameters by numerically solving the modified Friedmann equations for two distinct f (G) models, namely the power-law and exponential forms. This is achieved through Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulations. To assess the statistical significance of the f (G) models, we employ both the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC). Our results show that both f (G) models are statistically favored over the standard ΛCDM model. Notably, the exponential model exhibits an additional future transition at redshift closer to -0.1, indicating a possible return to a decelerating phase. This distinctive behavior sets it apart from both the power-law model and the ΛCDM scenario, which predict continued acceleration into the future. |
| title | Testing Gauss-Bonnet Gravity with DESI BAO Data |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03602 |