Observable detail · COS
DESI Year-1 quasar BAO
| Prediction / mechanism | Same homogeneous conformal \(P(t)\) null cancellation as galaxy BAO; quasar bins do not reintroduce the retired \(D_M/\sqrt{P_0}\) map. |
|---|---|
| Measured | DESI Year-1 quasar compilation (DESI Collab 2024). |
| Residual / status | Audit: any legacy \(\Delta\chi^2\) lives in labelled script branches only (dct_desi_bao_test.py). |
| Status | neutral |
| Source paper | DCT-BAO-01 |
Mechanism
Quasar BAO probes higher \(z\); homogeneous-background null \(\chi(z)\) is unchanged relative to the main BAO treatment.
Derivation
The derivation chain follows the cluster paper DCT-BAO-01 and reduces to the canonical DCT constants (\(P_0 = 0.851\), \(\omega_0 = 50{,}037\), \(c_{BD} = 138{,}189\), master identity \(2\omega_0 + 3 = c_{BD} \cdot P_0^2 = 100{,}077\)). See the cluster paper for the full multi-line derivation.
Methodology
| Domain | Cosmology (COS) |
|---|---|
| Input data source | See "References" below for the canonical public-archive citation. |
| Measurement procedure | The measured value used here is the most recent peer-reviewed central value plus 1σ uncertainty from the cited reference. |
| Acceptance threshold | HIT: residual within 1σ of measurement. SOFT: directional agreement within bracketing range. OPEN: untested or unresolved. |
| Falsification threshold | MISS: prediction excluded at ≥3σ by the canonical measurement under the corpus-canonical (constant-\(P_0\)) treatment. |
| Current status | See verdict pill above. |
Python verification
Verification script: dct_desi_bao_test.py. Run with python3 dct_desi_bao_test.py to reproduce the canonical DCT result against the public-archive measurement source listed below.
Cross-references
Related observables: bao · desi-y3-bao.
Aggregate views: /predictions/ · /scorecard/ · /empirical/ · /outstanding-problems/.
Audit notes
This sub-page is part of the post-build-out of the observable archive (see the observable index). Verdict reflects the corpus-canonical (constant-\(P_0\)) treatment. The cluster-paper deep-link above (DCT-BAO-01) is the canonical source of the derivation chain.
References
- DESI Collaboration 2024
- Source paper: DCT-BAO-01
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