Probing nonlinear structure formation beyond $Λ$CDM with the LSS bootstrap: a joint power spectrum and bispectrum analysis

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Autori principali: Biselli, Giorgia, Marinucci, Marco, D'Amico, Guido, Pietroni, Massimo
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author Biselli, Giorgia
Marinucci, Marco
D'Amico, Guido
Pietroni, Massimo
author_facet Biselli, Giorgia
Marinucci, Marco
D'Amico, Guido
Pietroni, Massimo
contents We present the first MCMC-derived constraints on the parameters of the Large Scale Structure (LSS) bootstrap, a model-independent framework that captures deviations from $Λ$CDM using symmetry arguments alone. Focusing on modifications to the linear growth rate and to the quadratic perturbation-theory kernel -- quantified by the fractional parameters $\varepsilon_f$ and $\varepsilon_{d_γ}$, respectively -- we carry out a joint analysis of the one-loop galaxy power spectrum and the tree-level bispectrum multipoles within the EFTofLSS, employing the \texttt{PyBird} code extended to implement the bootstrap parametrization. We apply this analysis pipeline to two datasets: the BOSS DR12 LRG sample and the large-volume ``PT Challenge'' simulations. For BOSS, combining the power spectrum with the bispectrum monopole yields $\sim 7\%$ constraints on $\varepsilon_f$ and $\sim 57\%$ constraints on $\varepsilon_{d_γ}$. For the PT Challenge, whose survey volume is about 100 times larger, we reach $\sim 1\%$ precision on $\varepsilon_f$ and $\sim 25\%$ on $\varepsilon_{d_γ}$, including the bispectrum quadrupole in the analysis. Our results underscore the complementary roles of $\varepsilon_f$ and $\varepsilon_{d_γ}$ in separating changes to the background expansion from those affecting nonlinear structure formation, and they show that the LSS bootstrap offers a competitive, model-agnostic method for probing physics beyond $Λ$CDM with existing and upcoming galaxy surveys.
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spellingShingle Probing nonlinear structure formation beyond $Λ$CDM with the LSS bootstrap: a joint power spectrum and bispectrum analysis
Biselli, Giorgia
Marinucci, Marco
D'Amico, Guido
Pietroni, Massimo
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
We present the first MCMC-derived constraints on the parameters of the Large Scale Structure (LSS) bootstrap, a model-independent framework that captures deviations from $Λ$CDM using symmetry arguments alone. Focusing on modifications to the linear growth rate and to the quadratic perturbation-theory kernel -- quantified by the fractional parameters $\varepsilon_f$ and $\varepsilon_{d_γ}$, respectively -- we carry out a joint analysis of the one-loop galaxy power spectrum and the tree-level bispectrum multipoles within the EFTofLSS, employing the \texttt{PyBird} code extended to implement the bootstrap parametrization. We apply this analysis pipeline to two datasets: the BOSS DR12 LRG sample and the large-volume ``PT Challenge'' simulations. For BOSS, combining the power spectrum with the bispectrum monopole yields $\sim 7\%$ constraints on $\varepsilon_f$ and $\sim 57\%$ constraints on $\varepsilon_{d_γ}$. For the PT Challenge, whose survey volume is about 100 times larger, we reach $\sim 1\%$ precision on $\varepsilon_f$ and $\sim 25\%$ on $\varepsilon_{d_γ}$, including the bispectrum quadrupole in the analysis. Our results underscore the complementary roles of $\varepsilon_f$ and $\varepsilon_{d_γ}$ in separating changes to the background expansion from those affecting nonlinear structure formation, and they show that the LSS bootstrap offers a competitive, model-agnostic method for probing physics beyond $Λ$CDM with existing and upcoming galaxy surveys.
title Probing nonlinear structure formation beyond $Λ$CDM with the LSS bootstrap: a joint power spectrum and bispectrum analysis
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13298