Constraining smoothness parameter and the DD relation of Dyer-Roeder equation with supernovae

Abstract

Our real universe is locally inhomogeneous. Dyer and Roeder introduced the smoothness parameter $\alpha$ to describe the influence of local inhomogeneity on angular diameter distance, and they obtained the angular diameter distance-redshift approximate relation (Dyer-Roeder equation) for locally inhomogeneous universe. Furthermore, the Distance-Duality (DD) relation, $D_L(z)(1+z{)}^{-2}/D_A(z)=1$, should be valid for all cosmological models that are described by Riemannian geometry, where $D_L$ and $D_A$ are, respectively, the luminosity and angular distance distances. Therefore, it is necessary to test whether if the Dyer-Roeder approximate equation can satisfy the Distance-Duality relation. In this paper, we use Union2.1 SNe Ia data to constrain the smoothness parameter $\alpha$ and test whether the Dyer-Roeder equation satisfies the DD relation. By using ${\chi }^2$ minimization, we get $\alpha =0.92_{-0.32}^{+0.08}$ at $1\sigma$ and $0.92_{-0.65}^{+0.08}$ at $2\sigma$, and our results show that the Dyer-Roeder equation is in good consistency with the DD relation at $1\sigma$.

9 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in JCAP

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