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Main Authors: Kumar, Darshan, Jain, Deepak, Mahajan, Shobhit
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00788
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author Kumar, Darshan
Jain, Deepak
Mahajan, Shobhit
author_facet Kumar, Darshan
Jain, Deepak
Mahajan, Shobhit
contents Strong gravitational lensing time-delay measurements, together with the distance sum rule (DSR), offer a model-independent approach to probe the geometry and expansion of the universe without relying on a fiducial cosmological model. In this work, we perform a cosmographic analysis by combining the latest Type Ia supernova datasets (PantheonPlus, DESY5, and Union3), baryon acoustic oscillation data from DESI-DR2, and updated time-delay distances from strong lensing systems. The analyses using SGL with individual SNIa datasets (SGL+PantheonPlus, SGL+DESY5, and SGL+Union3) indicate a preference for an open universe, though they remain consistent with spatially flat universe at the $95%$ confidence level. When DESI-DR2 data is included in each combination, the constraints tighten and shift slightly toward a closed universe, while flatness remains supported at the $68%$ confidence level. The best-fit values of $q_0$ and $j_0$ agree with $Λ$CDM expectations within $95%$ or $99%$ confidence depending on the dataset, whereas $s_0$ remains weakly constrained in all cases. This work is the first in a series of two companion papers on cosmography with DESI-DR2 and strong lensing.
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spellingShingle A cosmographic analysis using DESI-DR2 and strong lensing: I. Time-Delay measurements
Kumar, Darshan
Jain, Deepak
Mahajan, Shobhit
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Strong gravitational lensing time-delay measurements, together with the distance sum rule (DSR), offer a model-independent approach to probe the geometry and expansion of the universe without relying on a fiducial cosmological model. In this work, we perform a cosmographic analysis by combining the latest Type Ia supernova datasets (PantheonPlus, DESY5, and Union3), baryon acoustic oscillation data from DESI-DR2, and updated time-delay distances from strong lensing systems. The analyses using SGL with individual SNIa datasets (SGL+PantheonPlus, SGL+DESY5, and SGL+Union3) indicate a preference for an open universe, though they remain consistent with spatially flat universe at the $95%$ confidence level. When DESI-DR2 data is included in each combination, the constraints tighten and shift slightly toward a closed universe, while flatness remains supported at the $68%$ confidence level. The best-fit values of $q_0$ and $j_0$ agree with $Λ$CDM expectations within $95%$ or $99%$ confidence depending on the dataset, whereas $s_0$ remains weakly constrained in all cases. This work is the first in a series of two companion papers on cosmography with DESI-DR2 and strong lensing.
title A cosmographic analysis using DESI-DR2 and strong lensing: I. Time-Delay measurements
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00788