Weak Lensing and Supernovae: Complementary Probes of Dark Energy

dc.creatorKnox, L.
dc.creatorAlbrecht, A.
dc.creatorSong, Y. S.
dc.date2004-08-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:14:14Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:14:14Z
dc.descriptionWeak lensing observations and supernova observations, combined with CMB observations, can both provide powerful constraints on dark energy properties. Considering statistical errors only, we find luminosity distances inferred from 2000 supernovae and large-scale (l < 1000) angular power spectra inferred from redshift-binned cosmic shear maps place complementary constraints on w_0 and w_a where w(z) = w_0 + w_a(a-1). Further, each set of observations can constrain higher-dimensional parameterizations of w(z); we consider eigenmodes of the w(z) error covariance matrix and find such datasets can each constrain the amplitude of about 5 w(z) eigenmodes. We also consider another parameterization of the dark energy.
dc.description8 pages, to appear in Observing Dark Energy (NOAO/Tucson proceedings)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0408141
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0408141
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/8038
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleWeak Lensing and Supernovae: Complementary Probes of Dark Energy
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