Machine learning constraints on deviations from general relativity from the large scale structure of the Universe by George Alestas et al. on Monday 21 November

We use a particular machine learning approach, called the genetic algorithms

(GA), in order to place constraints on deviations from general relativity (GR)

via a possible evolution of Newton's constant $\mu\equiv

G_\mathrm{eff}/G_\mathrm{N}$ and of the dark energy anisotropic stress $\eta$,

both defined to be equal to one in GR. Specifically, we use a plethora of

background and linear-order perturbations data, such as type Ia supernovae,

baryon acoustic oscillations, cosmic chronometers, redshift space distortions

and $E_g$ data. We find that although the GA is affected by the lower quality

of the currently available data, especially from the $E_g$ data, the

reconstruction of Newton's constant is consistent with a constant value within

the errors. On the other hand, the anisotropic stress deviates strongly from

unity due to the sparsity and the systematics of the $E_g$ data. Finally, we

also create synthetic data based on a next-generation survey and forecast the

limits of any possible detection of deviations from GR. In particular, we use

two fiducial models: one based on the cosmological constant $\Lambda$CDM model

and another on a model with an evolving Newton's constant, dubbed $\mu$CDM. We

find that the GA reconstructions of $\mu(z)$ and $\eta(z)$ can be constrained

to within a few percent of the fiducial models and in the case of the $\mu$CDM

mocks, they can also provide a strong detection of several $\sigma$s, thus

demonstrating the utility of the GA reconstruction approach.

arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.12799v3