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Cosmological constraints from neighbor-density-weighted marked correlation functions

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The pith

Neighbor-density-weighted marked correlation functions extract additional cosmological information beyond the standard two-point correlation function.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

This paper tests whether marking galaxy pairs by their local neighbor density can pull out more information on the universe's composition from the same clustering data. It builds emulators from a large set of simulations to model how these marked statistics respond to changes in matter density, fluctuation strength, dark energy, and neutrino mass. Joint analyses of multiple mark values show clear gains in the precision of constraints on matter density and fluctuation amplitude. A sympathetic reader would care because this offers a way to sharpen tests of cosmic models using data from upcoming large galaxy surveys without requiring new observations.

Core claim

The central claim is that relative to the two-point correlation function alone, combinations of three mark parameters improve the figure of merit in the Omega_m-sigma_8 plane by factors of 1.7 to 2.5, and five-mark combinations achieve gains of 1.9 to 2.4. Density-based and gradient-based marks are nearly redundant for scale statistics but add up to 43 percent more information when combined in angular statistics. The angular marked statistic keeps extra information even when the tracer selection changes.

What carries the argument

The neighbor-density-weighted marked correlation functions, implemented through the normalized scale statistic and the angular statistic, with varying mark parameter alpha, emulated via Gaussian processes from the simulation suite.

Load-bearing premise

The Gaussian process emulators accurately reproduce the marked statistics' dependence on cosmological parameters across the relevant range.

What would settle it

Measurements from an independent simulation suite or from actual galaxy survey data that fail to show the reported improvement in the figure of merit when using the marked statistics.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.23367 by Le Zhang, Xiao-Dong Li, Xu Xiao, Yiqi Huang, Yu Yu, Zhao Chen.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1: Sampling of the 129 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2: Environmental quantities in a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3: Scale-dependent marked statistic [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4: Angular marked statistic [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5: Leave-one-out validation errors of the GPR emulator. The left panel shows the 68th-percentile fractional error for the scale-dependent [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6: Covariance matrices for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: , this case exhibits stronger parameter degeneracies, resulting in biased posteriors where the 1𝜎 contours do not fully recover the true cosmology. Taken together, these results show that the primary gain from MCFs arises from combining multiple environmental weight￾ings, which effectively reduces both parameter uncertainties and degeneracies, leading to a substantially smaller allowed parameter volume. 𝑊b… view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8: 1D posteriors for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9: The MCMC results for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: FIG. 10: Similar to Figure [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: FIG. 11: Same configurations as in Figure [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: FIG. 12: Same configurations as in Figure [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_12.png] view at source ↗
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read the original abstract

We investigate whether neighbor-density-weighted marked correlation functions (MCFs) can extract cosmological information beyond the standard redshift-space two-point correlation function (2PCF). Using the Kun suite of 129 $w_0w_a$CDM$+\sum m_\nu$ simulations in $1~h^{-1}{\rm Gpc}$ boxes, we construct Gaussian-process emulators for the normalized scale statistic $\widehat{W}^{\alpha}(s)$ and the angular statistic $\widehat{W}^{\alpha}_{\Delta s}(\mu)$. We perform joint analyses combining multiple mark parameters $\alpha$ and quantify the information gain using the FoM in the $\Omega_m$--$\sigma_8$ plane. Relative to the 2PCF case, three-mark combinations improve the FoM by factors of $1.7$--$2.5$, while five-mark combinations increase the gain to $1.9$--$2.4$, depending on the statistic and mark definition. We further compare density and normalized-gradient marks, finding that they are nearly redundant for isotropic statistics but complementary for angular statistics, where their combination improves the FoM by up to $43\%$. Tests of scale range and halo selection show that the marked statistics remain robust under changes in analysis choices, with the angular statistic retaining additional cosmological information that is less sensitive to tracer selection. Our results demonstrate that MCFs substantially enhance cosmological constraints beyond the standard 2PCF and provide a robust probe for next-generation galaxy surveys.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper claims that neighbor-density-weighted marked correlation functions (MCFs) extract additional cosmological information beyond the standard redshift-space 2PCF. Using 129 Kun-suite w0waCDM+∑mν simulations, Gaussian-process emulators are built for the normalized scale statistic Ŵ^α(s) and angular statistic Ŵ^α_Δs(μ). Joint analyses with multiple mark parameters α yield FoM gains in the Ωm–σ8 plane of 1.7–2.5 (three-mark) and 1.9–2.4 (five-mark) relative to the 2PCF, with density and normalized-gradient marks shown to be complementary for angular statistics (up to 43% FoM improvement) and the marked statistics robust to scale-range and halo-selection choices.

Significance. If the emulators are shown to be accurate, the work demonstrates that MCFs can meaningfully tighten constraints from next-generation surveys while remaining robust to analysis variations, offering a practical extension to standard 2PCF analyses.

major comments (2)
  1. [§3 and §4] §3 (Emulator construction) and §4 (Results): The headline FoM ratios (1.7–2.5 and 1.9–2.4) are obtained from GP predictions; however, the manuscript supplies no quantitative validation metrics such as leave-one-out cross-validation errors, maximum interpolation residuals, or tests against an independent cosmology. Without these, it is impossible to confirm that emulator modeling error is smaller than the differences driving the reported gains.
  2. [§4.2] §4.2 (Mark comparison): The claim that density and normalized-gradient marks are 'nearly redundant' for isotropic statistics but 'complementary' for angular statistics (43% FoM gain) rests on the emulator outputs; any systematic bias in the GP interpolation of the angular statistic would directly affect this complementarity result.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and §2] The abstract and §2 would benefit from a brief statement of the exact number of training simulations used per emulator and the range of α values explored.
  2. [§2] Notation for the normalized statistics Ŵ^α(s) and Ŵ^α_Δs(μ) is introduced without an explicit equation linking them to the underlying marked pair counts; adding this would improve readability.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive comments. We address the two major points below regarding emulator validation and will revise the manuscript to incorporate the requested metrics.

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  1. Referee: [§3 and §4] §3 (Emulator construction) and §4 (Results): The headline FoM ratios (1.7–2.5 and 1.9–2.4) are obtained from GP predictions; however, the manuscript supplies no quantitative validation metrics such as leave-one-out cross-validation errors, maximum interpolation residuals, or tests against an independent cosmology. Without these, it is impossible to confirm that emulator modeling error is smaller than the differences driving the reported gains.

    Authors: We agree that quantitative validation metrics for the GP emulators are essential to support the reported FoM gains. In the revised manuscript we will add a dedicated subsection to §3 reporting leave-one-out cross-validation errors and maximum interpolation residuals for both Ŵ^α(s) and Ŵ^α_Δs(μ) across all mark parameters. We will also present results from holding out one cosmology from the 129-simulation suite as an independent test. These metrics confirm that emulator errors remain sub-dominant to the cosmological variations driving the 1.7–2.5× FoM improvements. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§4.2] §4.2 (Mark comparison): The claim that density and normalized-gradient marks are 'nearly redundant' for isotropic statistics but 'complementary' for angular statistics (43% FoM gain) rests on the emulator outputs; any systematic bias in the GP interpolation of the angular statistic would directly affect this complementarity result.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the reported complementarity (and 43% FoM gain) for the angular statistic depends on emulator fidelity. The new validation subsection in revised §3 will include LOO-CV errors and residuals specifically for Ŵ^α_Δs(μ) under density and normalized-gradient marks. We will additionally show that the interpolation uncertainties do not change the relative FoM when the two marks are combined, thereby confirming that the complementarity result is robust. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity; results from independent simulations and emulators

full rationale

The derivation chain relies on N-body simulations from the Kun suite and Gaussian-process emulators to compute FoM gains for marked correlation functions relative to 2PCF. No equations reduce by construction to fitted inputs, no self-definitional steps appear, and no load-bearing self-citations or imported uniqueness theorems are invoked. The reported improvement factors are obtained by direct evaluation on emulated statistics, with the central claim remaining independent of the paper's own outputs.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

Central claim rests on the fidelity of the named simulation suite and the accuracy of the Gaussian-process emulators; these are domain assumptions not independently verified in the abstract.

free parameters (1)
  • mark parameter α
    Multiple discrete values of α are chosen to define the neighbor-density weighting; specific values are not listed in abstract.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The Kun suite of 129 w0waCDM+∑m_ν simulations in 1 h⁻¹ Gpc boxes accurately represent the target cosmology for emulator training.
    Emulators are constructed directly from these simulations to predict the marked statistics.

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