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COVARIANCE ESTIMATION FROM LARGE ENSEMBLES OF

SIMULATIONSLinda Blot

Fundamental Cosmology Meeting

Teruel - 12/09/2017

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MOTIVATIONS

➤ LSS data can constrain cosmological parameters with precision comparable to CMB data and are complementary

➤ Non-linearities are important modelling is harder

EUCLID collaboration

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FROM OBSERVATIONS TO CONSTRAINTS

➤ Ideal world: full multivariate probability distribution of the observable for all the models

➤ If we assume multivariate Gaussian -> mean and covariance

➤ Estimation of the covariance:

✦ internal: from data

✦ external: from simulations

✦ model: from the theoretical model

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FROM OBSERVATIONS TO CONSTRAINTS

➤ Ideal world: full multivariate probability distribution of the observable for all the models

➤ If we assume multivariate Gaussian -> mean and covariance

➤ Estimation of the covariance:

✦ internal: from data

✦ external: from simulations

✦ model: from the theoretical model

cov(k1, k2) =2

Nk1

P 2(k1)�k1,k2 +

1

V

Z

�k1

Z

�k2

d3k01

Vk1

d3k02

Vk2

T (k01,�k0

1,k02,�k0

2)

non-linear regime, bias + mask

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FROM OBSERVATIONS TO CONSTRAINTS

➤ Ideal world: full multivariate probability distribution of the observable for all the models

➤ If we assume multivariate Gaussian -> mean and covariance

➤ Estimation of the covariance:

✦ internal: from data

✦ external: from simulations

✦ model: from the theoretical model

Sample covariance}

dcov(k1, k2) =1

Ns � 1

NsX

i=1

[

ˆPi(k1)� ¯P (k1)][ ˆPi(k2)� ¯P (k2)]

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DEUS PARALLEL UNIVERSE RUN SIMULATIONS

Set A Set BSet C

WMAP-7 ΛCDM Set A: 12288 simulations

Set B: 96 simulations Set C: 512 simulations

Total: ~1.5M cpu hours on the ADA supercomputer at IDRIS

AMADEUS application:

• IC: optimised version of MPGRAFIC (Prunet 2008)

• N-body: improved version of RAMSES (Teyssier 2002)

• Halo finder: PFOF (Roy et al.2014)

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DEUS PARALLEL UNIVERSE RUN SIMULATIONS

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MASS RESOLUTION EFFECT

➤ Matter power spectrum

Heitmann et al. 2010Rasera et al. 2014

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100

101

102

cov(

k,k

)/(P

2 lin(k

)/N

k/2

)

A

B

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

�0.4�0.2

0.00.20.40.60.81.0

�co

v(k,k

)z = 0.00

z = 0.30

z = 0.50

z = 1.00

z = 2.00

MASS RESOLUTION EFFECT

➤ Matter power spectrum variance

LB et al. 2015

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Map the spectrum from the PDF of set A into the one of set B using only the first two moments

MASS RESOLUTION EFFECT CORRECTION

P̂ corr

A (k) =hP̂A(k)� P̄A(k)

i �ˆPB(k)

�ˆPA(k)

+ P̄B(k)

Prob

ability

P(k)

AB

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0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.40.80.91.01.11.21.31.4

�B(k

)/�

A(k

)

z = 0.00

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.40.80.91.01.11.21.31.4

z = 0.30

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.40.80.91.01.11.21.31.4

�B(k

)/�

A(k

)

z = 0.50

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4k (h/Mpc)

0.80.91.01.11.21.31.4

z = 1.000.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4

k (h/Mpc)

0.80.91.01.11.21.31.4

�B(k

)/�

A(k

)

z = 2.00

100

101

102

cov(

k,k

)/(P

2 lin(k

)/N

k/2

)

A

B

corrected

�0.4�0.2

0.00.20.4

�co

v A(k

,k)

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

�0.4�0.2

0.00.20.4

�co

v B(k

,k)

z = 0.00

z = 0.30

z = 0.50

z = 1.00

z = 2.00

CORRECTED MATTER POWER SPECTRUM VARIANCE

P̂ corr

A (k) =hP̂A(k)� P̄A(k)

i �ˆPB(k)

�ˆPA(k)

+ P̄B(k)

Blot et al. 2015

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0.03 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

k 2(h

/Mpc)

z = 2.00

�0.30

�0.15

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0k 2

(h/M

pc)

z = 1.00

�0.30

�0.15

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

k 2(h

/Mpc)

z = 0.00

�0.30

�0.15

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

CORRELATION MATRIX

r(k1, k2) =cov(k1, k2)p

cov(k1, k1) cov(k2, k2)

Blot et al. 2015

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0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

S3

z = 0.00 z = 0.30

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

S3

z = 0.50

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

z = 105.00

PDF OF THE MATTER POWER SPECTRUM

Skewness

𝛘2 distribution with Nk d.o.f. → Gaussian for Nk >> 1

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

S4

z = 0.00 z = 0.30

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

S4

z = 0.50

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

z = 105.00

Blot et al. 2015

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0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

S4

z = 0.00 z = 0.30

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

S4

z = 0.50

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

z = 105.00

PDF OF THE MATTER POWER SPECTRUM

Kurtosis

𝛘2 distribution with Nk d.o.f. → Gaussian for Nk >> 1

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

S4

z = 0.00 z = 0.30

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

S4

z = 0.50

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k (h/Mpc)

z = 105.00

Blot et al. 2015

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COSMOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE OF THE COVARIANCE MATRIX

512

(328.125)3

5123

2 x 1010

Cosmo

Symmetric variation of parameters wrt fiducial WMAP7

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COSMOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE OF THE COVARIANCE MATRIX

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k

10�1

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

�2 (

P(k

))

z = 2.0

z = 1.0

z = 0.0

fiducial

w = �1.2

w = �0.8

Preliminary

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

�2 (

P(k

))/�

2 L(P

(k))

fiducial w=-1 Ωm = 0.2573

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0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 2.00 w = �1.2

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 2.00 w = �0.8

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 2.00

�0.02

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.10

0.12

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 1.00 w = �1.2

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 1.00 w = �0.8

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 1.00

�0.01

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 0.00 w = �1.2

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 0.00 w = �0.8

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 0.00

�0.002

0.000

0.002

0.004

0.006

0.008

0.010

COSMOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE OF THE COVARIANCE MATRIX

Preliminary

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COSMOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE OF THE COVARIANCE MATRIX

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k

10�1

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

�2 (

P(k

))

z = 2.0

z = 1.0

z = 0.0

fiducial⌦m = 0.3100

⌦m = 0.2046

Preliminary

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0k

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

�2 (

P(k

))/�

2 L(P

(k))

fiducial w=-1 Ωm = 0.2573

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COSMOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE OF THE COVARIANCE MATRIX

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 2.00 ⌦m = 0.3100

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 2.00 ⌦m = 0.2046

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 2.00

�0.04

0.00

0.04

0.08

0.12

0.16

0.20

0.24

0.28

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 1.00 ⌦m = 0.3100

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 1.00 ⌦m = 0.2046

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 1.00

0.00

0.04

0.08

0.12

0.16

0.20

0.24

0.28

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 0.00 ⌦m = 0.3100

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 0.00 ⌦m = 0.2046

0.00

0.15

0.30

0.45

0.60

0.75

0.90

0.03 0.26 0.50 0.74 0.98 1.22k1 (h/Mpc)

0.03

0.26

0.50

0.74

0.98

1.22

k 2(h

/Mpc

)

z = 0.00

0.00

0.04

0.08

0.12

0.16

0.20

0.24

Preliminary

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FOR THE FUTURE

➤ Impact on cosmological parameter constraints of

➤ Skewness of the PDF

➤ Cosmological dependence of the likelihood (covariance)

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CONCLUSIONS

➤ Covariances are affected by numerical systematics

➤ Non-linearities skew the PDF of the matter power spectrum

➤ Covariance depend on cosmological parameters

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COVARIANCE WITH APPROXIMATE METHODS

2.61 2.62 2.63 2.64 2.65

0.435

0.440

0.445

b1

f¥s8

kmax=0.25Fisher Forecast

MinervaCOLAPinocchio

Euclid Likelihood fitting WP