Isotropy of Hubble Expansion in the Early and Late Universe
We test the isotropy of Hubble expansion by combining several probes for the first time, constructing full-sky maps of expansion rate variation using Type Ia supernovae, fundamental plane galaxies, and cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature fluctuations. We find no hint of anisotropy or correlation between early- and late-Universe expansion across all systematic models. The 99% confidence upper limits on expansion rate anisotropy are 0.39% for low-redshift supernovae, 0.95% for high-redshift CMB, and 0.37% when combined at a 60-degree smoothing scale. A significant anomaly in the fundamental plane residual map may reflect systematics in the current dark energy spectroscopic instrument dataset, as evidenced by the absence of cross-correlation with other tracers and its correlation with spatial density variations.
Authors
- Karl J. Friston
Institutions
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/w99g-lgnn
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00