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Comparison of Einstein-Boltzmann solvers for testing general relativity

Abstract:
We compare Einstein-Boltzmann solvers that include modifications to General Relativity and find that, for a wide range of models and parameters, they agree to a high level of precision. We look at three general purpose codes that primarily model general scalar-tensor theories, three codes that model Jordan-Brans-Dicke (JBD) gravity, a code that models f(R) gravity, a code that models covariant Galileons, a code that models Ho\v{r}ava-Lifschitz gravity and two codes that model non-local models of gravity. Comparing predictions of the angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background and the power spectrum of dark matter for a suite of different models, we find agreement at the sub-percent level. This means that this suite of Einstein-Boltzmann solvers is now sufficiently accurate for precision constraints on cosmological and gravitational parameters.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1103/PhysRevD.97.023520

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Physics
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Bellini, E
Calabrese, E
Ferreira, P
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693024
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Funding agency for:
Bellini, E
Ferreira, P
Grant:
693024
693024
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Funding agency for:
Bellini, E
Ferreira, P
Grant:
693024
693024


Publisher:
American Physical Society
Journal:
Physical Review D More from this journal
Volume:
97
Issue:
2
Pages:
1-29
Publication date:
2018-01-22
Acceptance date:
2017-12-08
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2470-0029
ISSN:
2470-0010


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pubs:734637
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uuid:a5e1556a-8cec-4469-aea5-72d932009f7f
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734637
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2017-12-22

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