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SNIa duration and time dilation

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Université Paris-Saclay
IJCLab
Université Paris-Saclay
IJCLab
Université Paris-Saclay
IJCLab
Supernova Cosmology Project data:
Number of SNe: 42
     Name      z     w  sigma_w     s  sigma_s  chi2_dof  Comment  \
0  1992bi  0.458  2.26     0.34  1.55     0.23      0.91            
1   1994F  0.354  0.96     0.19  0.71     0.14      1.74            
2   1994G  0.425  1.32     0.24  0.92     0.17      0.71  Late R*   
3   1994H  0.374  1.19     0.07  0.87     0.05      1.59            
4  1994al  0.420  1.22     0.13  0.86     0.09      0.94            

                       Dataset  
0  Supernova Cosmology Project  
1  Supernova Cosmology Project  
2  Supernova Cosmology Project  
3  Supernova Cosmology Project  
4  Supernova Cosmology Project  

Calan/Tololo data:
Number of SNe: 18
     Name      z     w  sigma_w     s  sigma_s  chi2_dof       Dataset Comment
0   1990O  0.030  1.09     0.03  1.06     0.03      1.53  Calan/Tololo        
1  1990af  0.050  0.82     0.02  0.78     0.02      0.51  Calan/Tololo        
2   1992P  0.026  1.15     0.08  1.12     0.08      1.45  Calan/Tololo        
3  1992ae  0.075  1.09     0.09  1.02     0.08      0.78  Calan/Tololo        
4  1992ag  0.026  1.14     0.04  1.11     0.04      2.15  Calan/Tololo        

Combined dataset: 60 supernovae
Redshift range: 0.014 - 0.830

1Data Description

The tables contain fit parameters for Type Ia supernovae from two major surveys:

Supernova Cosmology Project (Perlmutter et al. 1999):

  • 42 Type Ia supernovae with good R-band photometry

  • Parameters: redshift (z), stretch factor (w), shape parameter (s)

  • Higher redshift sample (z ~ 0.17-0.83)

Calan/Tololo Survey:

  • 18 nearby Type Ia supernovae

  • Lower redshift sample (z ~ 0.01-0.10)

Column descriptions:

  • z: redshift

  • w: stretch factor (time dilation parameter)

  • sigma_w: uncertainty on w

  • s: shape parameter

  • sigma_s: uncertainty on s

  • chi2_dof: chi-squared per degree of freedom from fit

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Dataset Summary:
Total supernovae: 60
SCP: 42 SNe, z = 0.172 - 0.830
Calan/Tololo: 18 SNe, z = 0.014 - 0.101

Mean stretch factor (w): 1.36 ± 0.33
Mean shape parameter (s): 0.99 ± 0.14

Correlation matrix:
          z         w         s
z  1.000000  0.837004  0.198437
w  0.837004  1.000000  0.695524
s  0.198437  0.695524  1.000000

2Power law fit

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POWER LAW FIT RESULTS: w = a × (1+z)^b
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Parameter a:   0.9283 ± 0.0209
Parameter b:   1.1861 ± 0.1207
R-squared:     0.7005
Data points:   60 supernovae
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Physical Interpretation:
• At z=0 (1+z=1): w = 0.93 ± 0.02
• Power law exponent: b = 1.19 ± 0.12
• ✓ Exponent consistent with b=1 (pure time dilation)
• ✗ Normalization significantly different from a=1

Theoretical expectation:
• Pure cosmological time dilation: w = (1+z)^1
• Expected: a = 1, b = 1
• Observed: a = 0.93 ± 0.02, b = 1.19 ± 0.12
• Combined χ² test for (a=1, b=1): 14.13
• ✗ Inconsistent with pure cosmological time dilation
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GOODNESS OF FIT ANALYSIS - POWER LAW
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Chi-squared:         979.17
Degrees of freedom:  58
Reduced chi-squared: 16.88
Mean residual:       0.0132
RMS residual:        0.1786
✗ Poor fit (reduced χ² > 3.0)
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COMPARISON WITH COSMOLOGICAL TIME DILATION:
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Individual parameter tests:
Test H₀: a = 1.0
  t-statistic: -3.43
  Deviation: 3.43σ
Test H₀: b = 1.0 (pure time dilation)
  t-statistic: 1.54
  Deviation: 1.54σ

Combined test H₀: (a=1, b=1)
  χ² statistic: 14.13
  Degrees of freedom: 2
  ✗ Parameters inconsistent with pure time dilation
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COMPARISON OF MODELS:
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Power law fit:      χ²/dof = 16.88
Pure time dilation: χ²/dof = 19.74
→ Power law fit provides better description of data
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