Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8189491 | Physics Letters B | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We use the newly published 28 observational Hubble parameter data (H(z)) and current largest SNe Ia samples (Union2.1) to test whether the universe is transparent. Three cosmological-model-independent methods (nearby SNe Ia method, interpolation method and smoothing method) are proposed through comparing opacity-free distance modulus from Hubble parameter data and opacity-dependent distance modulus from SNe Ia. Two parameterizations, Ï(z)=2ϵz and Ï(z)=(1+z)2ϵâ1 are adopted for the optical depth associated to the cosmic absorption. We find that the results are not sensitive to the methods and parameterizations. Our results support a transparent universe.
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Authors
Kai Liao, Zhengxiang Li, Jing Ming, Zong-Hong Zhu,