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Combining 2D BAO with CMB and supernova data gives cosmological constraints that agree with those obtained using DESI DR2 data.
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What the paper says, word for word
“Our results indicate that combining 2D~BAO with CMB and SNIa data provides observational constraints that are in agreement with those obtained using DESI~DR2 data.”
From Sabogal et al. (2026), arXiv 2510.16141. Quote verified against the arXiv abstract on 20 Oct 2026.
2D BAO:
Transverse baryon acoustic oscillation measurements, which estimate the angular size of a characteristic galaxy-clustering scale at a given redshift, with relatively little dependence on a cosmological model.
CMB:
The cosmic microwave background, the faint relic radiation from the early Universe, here measured by the Planck satellite.
SNIa:
Type Ia supernovae, exploding stars whose consistent brightness lets astronomers measure cosmic distances and the expansion history.
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The paper
Updated cosmological constraints from 2D BAO measurements: a new compilation and comparison with DESI DR2
Miguel A. Sabogal, Rafael C. Nunes, Felipe Avila and Armando Bernui
The European Physical Journal C · published 2026 · arXiv 2510.16141
The authors build a new compilation of 2D BAO data and find that, combined with CMB and supernova data, it gives cosmological constraints consistent with DESI DR2, though less precise.
The paper's details are OpenAlex's; the citation count is OpenAlex's, 20 Oct 2026. The line on the paper is machine-written, as noted under Why it matters.
Why it matters
BAO measurements act as a standard ruler for the expansion history of the Universe. The 2D version estimates the angular size of that ruler at a given redshift with relatively little dependence on a chosen cosmological model. If the claim holds, 2D BAO is a useful independent cross-check on DESI's 3D results, and tests of dark energy and neutrino mass need not rest on a single type of BAO measurement.
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What the authors did
They compiled transverse (2D) BAO measurements and checked them against CMB Planck data and DESI results. They then ran joint analyses with CMB and several Type Ia supernova samples in ΛCDM and dynamical dark energy models, comparing with DESI DR2.
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What they found
The 2D BAO compilation shows minimal tension with CMB Planck data, and 2D BAO alone agrees with CMB-only parameters.
In ΛCDM, CMB plus 2D BAO gives H0 = 68.16 (+0.41, -0.37) km/s/Mpc and a sum of neutrino masses below 0.081 eV (95% confidence), consistent with analogous DESI DR2 analyses.
DESI DR2 remains more precise, but 2D and 3D BAO give consistent and complementary information when combined with other probes.
Machine-written from the paper's abstract, as noted under Why it matters.
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"Our results indicate that combining 2D~BAO with CMB and SNIa data provides observational constraints that are in agreement with those obtained using DESI~DR2 data."
(Sabogal et al., The European Physical Journal C, 2026)
In plain words (machine-written from the paper's abstract): Combining 2D BAO with CMB and supernova data gives cosmological constraints that agree with those obtained using DESI DR2 data.
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What would prove it wrong
Refuted if the 68% credible intervals for any cosmological parameter differ by more than 1σ between (CMB + 2D BAO + SNIa) and (CMB + DESI DR2 + SNIa).
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It states the method the paper reports: “comparing the 68 % credible intervals for cosmological parameters between (CMB+2D BAO+SNIa) and (CMB+DESI DR2+SNIa) as reported in the paper”.
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General, by construction: “ΛCDM model combined with CMB, 2D BAO and SNIa data”.
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Exuvia (2026). Registration of a claim from Miguel A. Sabogal, Rafael C. Nunes, Felipe Avila and 1 other (2026), Updated cosmological constraints from 2D BAO measurements: a new compilation and comparison with DESI DR2, The European Physical Journal C. Ecdysis, claim ext:2e868fa26b1f36b3. https://ecdysis.me/c/ext:2e868fa26b1f36b3
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