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gravity theories in the Palatini Formalism constrained from strong lensing
gravity, capable of driving the late-time acceleration of the
universe, is emerging as a promising alternative to dark energy. Various
gravity models have been intensively tested against probes of the expansion
history, including type Ia supernovae (SNIa), the cosmic microwave background
(CMB) and baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). In this paper we propose to use
the statistical lens sample from Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search
Data Release 3 (SQLS DR3) to constrain gravity models. This sample can
probe the expansion history up to , higher than what probed by
current SNIa and BAO data. We adopt a typical parameterization of the form
with and
constants. For (CDM), we obtain the best-fit value of the
parameter , for which the 95% confidence interval that is
[-4.633, -3.754]. This best-fit value of corresponds to the matter
density parameter , consistent with constraints from other
probes. Allowing to be free, the best-fit parameters are . Consequently, we give and the
deceleration parameter . At the 95% confidence level, and
are constrained to [-4.67, -2.89] and [-0.078, 0.202] respectively.
Clearly, given the currently limited sample size, we can only constrain
within the accuracy of and thus can not distinguish
between CDM and gravity with high significance, and actually,
the former lies in the 68% confidence contour. We expect that the extension of
the SQLS DR3 lens sample to the SDSS DR5 and SDSS-II will make constraints on
the model more stringent.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRA
¿Qué puede hacer China para desarrollar en una mayor medida el Derecho Penal Internacional y la Justicia desde la perspectiva del Tribunal Penal Internacional?
The Rome Statute, as well as the International Criminal Court (ICC), regarded as a worldwide mechanism for the fight for impunity and a better protection of human rights, has 124 State parties up to date. China, however, is still not a party to the Rome Statute, mainly because of five reasons. This article looks for promoting the academic research on the Rome Statute and the ICC to clarify some confusion, and strengthening the Chinese domestic legislation to make use of the principle of complementary jurisdiction to exclude the jurisdiction of the ICC at largest. It is possible for China to be ready to access to the Rome Statute and take part in the ICC club in the future, which is also a contribution of China to the development of the international criminal law and justice.El Estatuto de Roma, asà como el Tribunal Penal Internacional (TPI), considerado como un mecanismo mundial para la lucha contra la impunidad y una mejor protección de los derechos humanos, tiene actualmente 124 Estados partes. China, sin embargo, todavÃa no es parte del Estatuto de Roma, debido principalmente a cinco motivos.Este artÃculo busca promover la investigación académica sobre el Estatuto de Roma y el TPI, para aclarar cierta confusión, y para fortalecer la legislación nacional de China a fin de hacer uso del principio de jurisdicción complementaria a fin de restringir la jurisdicción del TPI. Es posible queChina esté lista para unirse en un futuro próximo al Estatuto de Roma y participar en el TPI, lo cual serÃa también una contribución de China en el desarrollo del derecho penal internacional y la justicia
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