Aletheia: Emulating the non-linear matter power spectrum in the context of evolution mapping

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Hauptverfasser: Sanchez, Ariel G., Ruiz, Andrés N., Rodriguez, Facundo, Correa, Carlos, Fiorilli, Andrea, Esposito, Matteo, Gonzalez-Jara, Jenny, Padilla, Nelson D., Pérez-Fernández, Alejandro, Contarini, Sofia
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author Sanchez, Ariel G.
Ruiz, Andrés N.
Rodriguez, Facundo
Correa, Carlos
Fiorilli, Andrea
Esposito, Matteo
Gonzalez-Jara, Jenny
Padilla, Nelson D.
Pérez-Fernández, Alejandro
Contarini, Sofia
author_facet Sanchez, Ariel G.
Ruiz, Andrés N.
Rodriguez, Facundo
Correa, Carlos
Fiorilli, Andrea
Esposito, Matteo
Gonzalez-Jara, Jenny
Padilla, Nelson D.
Pérez-Fernández, Alejandro
Contarini, Sofia
contents We present Aletheia, a new emulator of the non-linear matter power spectrum, $P(k)$, built upon the evolution mapping framework. This framework addresses the limitations of traditional emulation by focusing on $h$-independent cosmological parameters, which can be separated into those defining the linear power spectrum shape ($\mathbfΘ_{\mathrm{s}}$) and those affecting only its amplitude evolution ($\mathbfΘ_{\mathrm{e}}$). The combined impact of evolution parameters and redshift is compressed into a single amplitude parameter, $σ_{12}$. Aletheia uses a two-stage Gaussian Process emulation: a primary emulator predicts the non-linear boost factor as a function of ($\mathbfΘ_{\mathrm{s}}$) and $σ_{12}$ for fixed evolution parameters, while a second one applies a small linear correction based on the integrated growth history. The emulator is trained on shape parameters spanning $\pm$5$σ$ of Planck constraints and a wide clustering range $0.2 < σ_{12} < 1.0$, providing predictions for $0.006\,{\rm Mpc}^{-1} < k < 2\,{\rm Mpc}^{-1}$. We validate Aletheia against N-body simulations, demonstrating sub-percent accuracy. When tested on a suite of dynamic dark energy models, the full emulator's predictions show a variance of approximately 0.2%, a factor of five smaller than that of the state-of-the-art EuclidEmulator2 (around 1% variance). Furthermore, Aletheia maintains sub-percent accuracy for the best-fit dynamic dark energy cosmology from recent DESI data, a model whose parameters lie outside the training ranges of most conventional emulators. This demonstrates the power of the evolution mapping approach, providing a robust and extensible tool for precision cosmology.
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spellingShingle Aletheia: Emulating the non-linear matter power spectrum in the context of evolution mapping
Sanchez, Ariel G.
Ruiz, Andrés N.
Rodriguez, Facundo
Correa, Carlos
Fiorilli, Andrea
Esposito, Matteo
Gonzalez-Jara, Jenny
Padilla, Nelson D.
Pérez-Fernández, Alejandro
Contarini, Sofia
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
We present Aletheia, a new emulator of the non-linear matter power spectrum, $P(k)$, built upon the evolution mapping framework. This framework addresses the limitations of traditional emulation by focusing on $h$-independent cosmological parameters, which can be separated into those defining the linear power spectrum shape ($\mathbfΘ_{\mathrm{s}}$) and those affecting only its amplitude evolution ($\mathbfΘ_{\mathrm{e}}$). The combined impact of evolution parameters and redshift is compressed into a single amplitude parameter, $σ_{12}$. Aletheia uses a two-stage Gaussian Process emulation: a primary emulator predicts the non-linear boost factor as a function of ($\mathbfΘ_{\mathrm{s}}$) and $σ_{12}$ for fixed evolution parameters, while a second one applies a small linear correction based on the integrated growth history. The emulator is trained on shape parameters spanning $\pm$5$σ$ of Planck constraints and a wide clustering range $0.2 < σ_{12} < 1.0$, providing predictions for $0.006\,{\rm Mpc}^{-1} < k < 2\,{\rm Mpc}^{-1}$. We validate Aletheia against N-body simulations, demonstrating sub-percent accuracy. When tested on a suite of dynamic dark energy models, the full emulator's predictions show a variance of approximately 0.2%, a factor of five smaller than that of the state-of-the-art EuclidEmulator2 (around 1% variance). Furthermore, Aletheia maintains sub-percent accuracy for the best-fit dynamic dark energy cosmology from recent DESI data, a model whose parameters lie outside the training ranges of most conventional emulators. This demonstrates the power of the evolution mapping approach, providing a robust and extensible tool for precision cosmology.
title Aletheia: Emulating the non-linear matter power spectrum in the context of evolution mapping
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.13826