Measurement of the Weyl Potential Evolution and $E_G$ Statistic from KiDS-1000, BOSS and 2dFLenS
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| author | Zhang, Xuwei Zhang, Ming Ren, Yunliang Yang, Xiaofeng |
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| contents | A recently developed model-independent approach to measuring the Weyl potential has shown some tensions with $Λ$CDM (Lambda Cold Dark Matter) in DES (Dark Energy Survey) Y3 data. We apply this framework to Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS-1000) weak lensing and BOSS/2dFLenS galaxy clustering using the KiDS Cosmology Analysis Pipeline (KCAP) in two redshift bins. Without external CMB priors, both the Weyl potential and $E_G$ measurements are consistent with late time constraints. After imposing Planck18 priors, the low redshift bin remains compatible with General Relativity, whereas the high redshift bin shows a weaker Weyl potential and lower $E_G$, corresponding to a mild $1.52σ$ deviation from the $Λ$CDM cosmology. Furthermore, phenomenological modified gravity models show a mild preference for a suppressed high redshift Weyl potential, but late time data alone remain consistent with $Λ$CDM. Our results also suggest that this deviation is primarily driven by the specific high redshift CMASS sample, reflecting the well-known ``Lensing is low'' problem. |
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| spellingShingle | Measurement of the Weyl Potential Evolution and $E_G$ Statistic from KiDS-1000, BOSS and 2dFLenS Zhang, Xuwei Zhang, Ming Ren, Yunliang Yang, Xiaofeng Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics A recently developed model-independent approach to measuring the Weyl potential has shown some tensions with $Λ$CDM (Lambda Cold Dark Matter) in DES (Dark Energy Survey) Y3 data. We apply this framework to Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS-1000) weak lensing and BOSS/2dFLenS galaxy clustering using the KiDS Cosmology Analysis Pipeline (KCAP) in two redshift bins. Without external CMB priors, both the Weyl potential and $E_G$ measurements are consistent with late time constraints. After imposing Planck18 priors, the low redshift bin remains compatible with General Relativity, whereas the high redshift bin shows a weaker Weyl potential and lower $E_G$, corresponding to a mild $1.52σ$ deviation from the $Λ$CDM cosmology. Furthermore, phenomenological modified gravity models show a mild preference for a suppressed high redshift Weyl potential, but late time data alone remain consistent with $Λ$CDM. Our results also suggest that this deviation is primarily driven by the specific high redshift CMASS sample, reflecting the well-known ``Lensing is low'' problem. |
| title | Measurement of the Weyl Potential Evolution and $E_G$ Statistic from KiDS-1000, BOSS and 2dFLenS |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.24631 |