Study of the magnitude redshift relation for type IA supernovae in a model resulting from a Ricci symmetry
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Models with a dynamic cosmological term \Lambda (t) are becoming popular as they solve the cosmological constant problem in a natural way. Instead of considering any ad-hoc assumption for the variation of \Lambda, we consider a particular symmetry, the contracted Ricci-collineation along the fluid flow, in Einstein's theory. We show that apart from having interesting properties, this symmetry does require \Lambda to be a function of the scale factor of the Robertson-Walker metric. In order to test the consistency of the resulting model with observations, we study the magnitude-redshift relation for the type Ia supernovae data from Perlmutter et al. The data fit the model very well and require a positive non-zero \Lambda and a negative deceleration parameter. The best-fitting flat model is obtained as \Omega_0 \approx 0.5 with q_0 \approx -0.2.Note:
- 14 pages including 1 figure, accepted for publication in Gen. Relativ. Grav
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