Zhang, Pengjie
Professor, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Science
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 Research Interests:
Theoretical cosmology: the large scale structure of the universe
  • The Sunyaev Zel'dovich effect and (intracluster and intergalactic) gas physics
  • Weak and strong gravitational lensing
  • Cosmological tests of general relativity
  • Galaxy and cluster peculiar velocities
  • Cosmic microwave/Infrared/X-ray/gamma-ray/Neutrino/21 cm backgrounds
  • Numerical simulations
Selected Publications

On cosmological tests of general relativity:
  • Observational tests of modified gravity.
    • Jain, Bhuvnesh; Zhang, Pengjie. 2008, Physical Review D, vol. 78, Issue 6, id. 063503.  arXiv:0709.2375
  • A discriminating probe of gravity at cosmological scales.
    • Zhang, Pengjie; Liguori, Michele; Bean, Rachel and Dodelson, Scott. 2007, Physical Review Letters. 99, 141302;   arXiv:0704.1932
  • Testing Gravity Against Early Time Integrated Sachs-Wolfe Effect. 
On new cosmological observational windows:
  • TypeIa supernovae as speed sensors at intermediate redshifts.
    • Zhang, Pengjie & Chen, Xuelei. 2008, Physical Review D, vol. 78, Issue 2, id. 023006. arXiv:0710.1486
  • Mapping Dark Matter with Cosmic Magnification. 
    • Zhang, Pengjie & Pen, Ue-Li. 2005, Physical Review Letters, 95, 241302; astro-ph/0506740
On the Sunyaev Zel'dovich effect:
  • A new method of measuring the cluster peculiar velocity power spectrum.
    • Zhang, Pengjie; Feldman, Hume A.; Juszkiewicz, Roman; Stebbins, Albert. 2008, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 388, Issue 2, pp. 884-888. arXiv:0806.4190
  • Precision Era of the Kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect: Simulations, Analytical Models and Observations and the Power to Constrain Reionization. 
    • Zhang, Pengjie; Pen, Ue-Li; Trac, Hy. 2004, Monthly Notice of Royal Astronomical Society, 347, 1224; astro-ph/0304534
  • The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect: Simulations and Observations. 
    • Zhang, Pengjie; Pen, Ue-Li; Wang, Benjamin. 2002, Astrophysical Journal, 577, 555; astro-ph/0201375