Signatures of Modified Gravity Below $\mathcal{O}(10)$ Mpc in a Dynamical Dark Energy Background

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author Toda, Yo
Gómez-Valent, Adrià
author_facet Toda, Yo
Gómez-Valent, Adrià
contents Cosmological data from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), baryon acoustic oscillations, and Type Ia supernovae suggest that the component driving the accelerated expansion of the Universe may be dynamical at the $\sim 2.5$-$3σ$ CL. The best-fit CPL model produces a level of cosmic structure similar to that of $Λ$CDM, with both models exhibiting mild tension with redshift-space distortion data. In this {\it Letter}, we parametrize possible departures of the effective gravitational coupling from Newton's constant in the late Universe, below a comoving scale $λ_c$, using two redshift bins, $0 \leq z < 1$ and $1 \leq z \leq 3$. We then determine the optimal values of $λ_c$ and the amplitude of these deviations from General Relativity, assuming a background with dynamical dark energy in CPL form. We find that, in order to achieve the required suppression of structure growth at low redshifts while remaining consistent with CMB constraints -- primarily from the late-time ISW effect at low $\ell$ and lensing at high $\ell$ -- modified gravity effects must appear on scales smaller than $λ_c \sim \mathcal{O}(10)\,\mathrm{Mpc}$. Using Planck PR4, DESI DR2, Pantheon+ (or DES-Dovekie) and redshift-space distortions data we confirm that a CPL background with standard gravity is moderately preferred over $Λ$CDM; this preference strengthens to a mildly strong level when modified gravity effects are included. This enhancement leaves the CPL parameters largely unchanged, but shifts them slightly further into the quintom region.
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spellingShingle Signatures of Modified Gravity Below $\mathcal{O}(10)$ Mpc in a Dynamical Dark Energy Background
Toda, Yo
Gómez-Valent, Adrià
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Cosmological data from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), baryon acoustic oscillations, and Type Ia supernovae suggest that the component driving the accelerated expansion of the Universe may be dynamical at the $\sim 2.5$-$3σ$ CL. The best-fit CPL model produces a level of cosmic structure similar to that of $Λ$CDM, with both models exhibiting mild tension with redshift-space distortion data. In this {\it Letter}, we parametrize possible departures of the effective gravitational coupling from Newton's constant in the late Universe, below a comoving scale $λ_c$, using two redshift bins, $0 \leq z < 1$ and $1 \leq z \leq 3$. We then determine the optimal values of $λ_c$ and the amplitude of these deviations from General Relativity, assuming a background with dynamical dark energy in CPL form. We find that, in order to achieve the required suppression of structure growth at low redshifts while remaining consistent with CMB constraints -- primarily from the late-time ISW effect at low $\ell$ and lensing at high $\ell$ -- modified gravity effects must appear on scales smaller than $λ_c \sim \mathcal{O}(10)\,\mathrm{Mpc}$. Using Planck PR4, DESI DR2, Pantheon+ (or DES-Dovekie) and redshift-space distortions data we confirm that a CPL background with standard gravity is moderately preferred over $Λ$CDM; this preference strengthens to a mildly strong level when modified gravity effects are included. This enhancement leaves the CPL parameters largely unchanged, but shifts them slightly further into the quintom region.
title Signatures of Modified Gravity Below $\mathcal{O}(10)$ Mpc in a Dynamical Dark Energy Background
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.22309