Testing the isotropy of the Universe by using the JLA compilation of type-Ia supernovae

摘要: We probe the possible anisotropy of the Universe by using the JLA compilation of type-Ia supernovae. We apply the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method to constrain the amplitude and direction of anisotropy in three cosmological models. For the dipole-modulated ΛCDM model, the anisotropic amplitude is consistent with zero at 68% C.L., and has an upper bound AD<1.98×10−3 at 95% C.L. Regardless of much larger uncertainty, we find the dipole direction of JLA is amazingly opposite to that of Union2. Similar results are found for the dipole-modulated wCDM and CPL models. Thus, the Universe is still well consistent with the isotropy according to the JLA compilation.