Curvature from Strong Gravitational Lensing: A Spatially Closed Universe or Systematics?
Curvature from Strong Gravitational Lensing: A Spatially Closed Universe or Systematics?
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10.3847/1538-4357/aaa76f
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2018-01
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Zhengxiang Li;Xuheng Ding;Guo-Jian Wang;Kai Liao;Zong-hong Zhu
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Zhengxiang Li;Xuheng Ding;Guo-Jian Wang;Kai Liao;Zong-hong Zhu
Model-independent constraints on the spatial curvature are not only closely related to important problems, such as the evolution of the universe and properties of dark energy, but also provide a test of the validity of the fundamental Copernican principle. In this paper, with the distance sum rule in the Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric, we achieve model-independent measurements of the spatial curvature from the latest type Ia supernovae and strong gravitational lensing (SGL) observations. We find that a spatially closed universe is preferred. Moreover, by considering different kinds of velocity dispersion and subsamples, we study possible factors that might affect model-independent estimations for the spatial curvature from SGL observations. It is suggested that the combination of observational data from different surveys might cause a systematic bias, and the tension between the spatially flat universe and SGL observations is alleviated when the subsample only from the Sloan Lens ACS Survey is used or a more complex treatment for the density profile of lenses is considered.