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Clusternets: a deep learning approach to probe clustering dark energy

Chegeni, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2024

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae1075
  3. Publisher: 2024
  4. Abstract:
  5. Machine learning (ML) algorithms are becoming popular in cosmology for extracting valuable information from cosmological data. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of a convolutional neural network (CNN) trained on matter density snapshots to distinguish clustering dark energy (DE) from the cosmological constant scenario and to detect the speed of sound (cs) associated with clustering DE. We compare the CNN results with those from a Random Forest (RF) algorithm trained on power spectra. Varying the DE equation of state parameter wDE within the range of -0.7 to -0.99 while keeping c2s = 1, we find that the CNN approach results in a significant improvement in accuracy over the RF algorithm. The improvement in classification accuracy can be as high as 40 per cent depending on the physical scales involved. We also investigate the ML algorithms' ability to detect the impact of the speed of sound by choosing from the set {1, 10-2, 10-4, 10-7} while maintaining a constant wDE for three different cases: wDE ∈ {-0.7, -0.8, -0.9}. Our results suggest that distinguishing between various values of c2s and the case where c2s = 1 is challenging, particularly at small scales and when wDE ≈ -1. However, as we consider larger scales, the accuracy of c2s detection improves. Notably, the CNN algorithm consistently outperforms the RF algorithm, leading to an approximate 20 per cent enhancement in c2s detection accuracy in some cases. © 2024 The Author(s)
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  7. Large-scale structure of Universe ; Methods: numerical ; Methods: statistical ; Software: data analysis ; Software: simulations ; Acoustic wave velocity ; Cosmology ; Equations of state ; Numerical methods ; Clusterings ; Convolutional neural network ; Dark energy ; Large scale structure of universe ; Method: numerical ; Random forest algorithm ; Software data ; Software simulation ; Software: data analyse ; Deep learning
  8. Source: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ; Volume 531, Issue 1 , 2024 , Pages 1534-1545 ; 00358711 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/531/1/1534/7682277