Thurston geometries and parameter constraints from SNIa data

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Main Authors: Gupta, Tanay, Verma, Anshul, Panda, Sukanta, Aluri, Pavan K.
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author Gupta, Tanay
Verma, Anshul
Panda, Sukanta
Aluri, Pavan K.
author_facet Gupta, Tanay
Verma, Anshul
Panda, Sukanta
Aluri, Pavan K.
contents Following the numerous evidence for large-scale cosmic isotropy violation with the advent of the `precision cosmology' era, we explore the possible advantages of extending the flat $Λ$CDM model to more general models in order to constrain anisotropies in the universe, otherwise absent in the standard model based on FLRW spacetime. Such extensions are offered by the topologically unique Thurston geometries, which are homogeneous but anisotropic spacetime models. In this work, we attempt to distinguish Thurston geometries from one another by introducing anisotropies via different scale factors in different directions, thereby introducing additional model parameters such as shear, eccentricity, curvature, and a preferred axis. We used the latest compilation of Pantheon+ \& SH0ES Type Ia supernova data for deriving model constraints, and found mild evidence of large-scale isotropy violation.
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Gupta, Tanay
Verma, Anshul
Panda, Sukanta
Aluri, Pavan K.
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Following the numerous evidence for large-scale cosmic isotropy violation with the advent of the `precision cosmology' era, we explore the possible advantages of extending the flat $Λ$CDM model to more general models in order to constrain anisotropies in the universe, otherwise absent in the standard model based on FLRW spacetime. Such extensions are offered by the topologically unique Thurston geometries, which are homogeneous but anisotropic spacetime models. In this work, we attempt to distinguish Thurston geometries from one another by introducing anisotropies via different scale factors in different directions, thereby introducing additional model parameters such as shear, eccentricity, curvature, and a preferred axis. We used the latest compilation of Pantheon+ \& SH0ES Type Ia supernova data for deriving model constraints, and found mild evidence of large-scale isotropy violation.
title Thurston geometries and parameter constraints from SNIa data
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.02936