The Brans-Dicke(BD)theory is the simplest Scalar-Tensor theory of gravity,which can be considered as a candidate of modified Einstein’s theory of general relativity.In this work,we forecast the constraints on BD theo...The Brans-Dicke(BD)theory is the simplest Scalar-Tensor theory of gravity,which can be considered as a candidate of modified Einstein’s theory of general relativity.In this work,we forecast the constraints on BD theory in the CSST galaxy clustering spectroscopic survey with a magnitude limit~23 AB mag for point-source 5σdetection.We generate mock data based on the zCOSMOS catalog and consider the observational and instrumental effects of the CSST spectroscopic survey.We predict galaxy power spectra in the BD theory from z=0 to 1.5,and the galaxy bias and other systematical parameters are also included.The Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique is employed to find the best-fits and probability distributions of the cosmological and systematical parameters.A BD parameterζis introduced,which satisfiesζ=In(1+(1/ω)).We find that the CSST spectroscopic galaxy clustering survey can give|ξ|<10^(-2),or equivalently|ω|>O(10^(2))and|■/G|<10^(-13),under the assumptionζ=0.These constraints are almost at the same order of magnitude compared to the joint constraints using the current cosmic microwave background,baryon acoustic oscillations and TypeⅠa supernova data,indicating that the CSST galaxy clustering spectroscopic survey would be powerful for constraining the BD theory and other modified gravity theories.展开更多
基金the support of MOST2018YFE0120800,2020SKA0110402,NSFC-11822305,NSFC11773031,NSFC-11633004CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team+6 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)instrument grant ZDKYYQ20200008the CAS Strategic Priority Research Program XDA15020200National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Grant Nos.11773034 and 11633004)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)Strategic Priority Research Program XDA15020200the CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team(JCTD-2019-05)the support of NSFC(Grant Nos.11473044 and 11973047)the Chinese Academy of Science grants QYZDJ-SSW-SLH017 and XDB 23040100。
文摘The Brans-Dicke(BD)theory is the simplest Scalar-Tensor theory of gravity,which can be considered as a candidate of modified Einstein’s theory of general relativity.In this work,we forecast the constraints on BD theory in the CSST galaxy clustering spectroscopic survey with a magnitude limit~23 AB mag for point-source 5σdetection.We generate mock data based on the zCOSMOS catalog and consider the observational and instrumental effects of the CSST spectroscopic survey.We predict galaxy power spectra in the BD theory from z=0 to 1.5,and the galaxy bias and other systematical parameters are also included.The Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique is employed to find the best-fits and probability distributions of the cosmological and systematical parameters.A BD parameterζis introduced,which satisfiesζ=In(1+(1/ω)).We find that the CSST spectroscopic galaxy clustering survey can give|ξ|<10^(-2),or equivalently|ω|>O(10^(2))and|■/G|<10^(-13),under the assumptionζ=0.These constraints are almost at the same order of magnitude compared to the joint constraints using the current cosmic microwave background,baryon acoustic oscillations and TypeⅠa supernova data,indicating that the CSST galaxy clustering spectroscopic survey would be powerful for constraining the BD theory and other modified gravity theories.
