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An improved method to test the Distance--Duality relation
Many researchers have performed cosmological-model-independent tests for the
distance duality (DD) relation. Theoretical work has been conducted based on
the results of these tests. However, we find that almost all of these tests
were perhaps not cosmological-model-independent after all, because the distance
moduli taken from a given type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) compilation are dependent
on a given cosmological model and Hubble constant. In this Letter, we overcome
these defects and by creating a new cosmological-model-independent test for the
DD relation. We use the original data from the Union2 SNe Ia compilation and
the angular diameter distances from two galaxy cluster samples compiled by De
Filippis et al. and Bonamente et al. to test the DD relation. Our results
suggest that the DD relation is compatible with observations, and the spherical
model is slightly better than the elliptical model at describing the intrinsic
shape of galaxy clusters if the DD relation is valid. However, these results
are different from those of previous work.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, published on ApJ
Cosmological constraints on holographic dark energy models under the energy conditions
We study the holographic and agegraphic dark energy models without
interaction using the latest observational Hubble parameter data (OHD), the
Union2.1 compilation of type Ia supernovae (SNIa), and the energy conditions.
Scenarios of dark energy are distinguished by the cut-off of cosmic age,
conformal time, and event horizon. The best-fit value of matter density for the
three scenarios almost steadily located at by the joint
constraint. For the agegraphic models, they can be recovered to the standard
cosmological model when the constant which presents the fraction of dark
energy approaches to infinity. Absence of upper limit of by the joint
constraint demonstrates the recovery possibility. Using the fitted result, we
also reconstruct the current equation of state of dark energy at different
scenarios, respectively. Employing the model criteria
, we find that conformal time model is the worst,
but they can not be distinguished clearly. Comparing with the observational
constraints, we find that SEC is fulfilled at redshift with confidence level. We also find that NEC gives a meaningful
constraint for the event horizon cut-off model, especially compared with OHD
only. We note that the energy condition maybe could play an important role in
the interacting models because of different degeneracy between and
constant .Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in PR
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