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An evolution free test for non-zero cosmological constant

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The cosmological constant has recently been questioned because of difficulties in fitting the standard Λ=0 cosmological models to observational data1,2. We propose here a cosmological test that is a sensitive estimator of Λ. This test is unusual in that it involves no correction for evolutionary effects. We present here the idealised conception of the method, and hint at the statistical problem that its realisation entails.

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  1. The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 08450

    Charles Alcock

  2. Department of Astronomy, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 94720

    Bohdan Paczyński

  3. Princeton University Observatory, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540

    Bohdan Paczyński

  4. Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Bartycka 18, 00–716, Warszawa, Poland

    Bohdan Paczyński

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Alcock, C., Paczyński, B. An evolution free test for non-zero cosmological constant. Nature 281, 358–359 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/281358a0

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