Modelling baryonic physics in future weak lensing surveys

@article{Huang2019ModellingBP,
  title={Modelling baryonic physics in future weak lensing surveys},
  author={Hung-Jin Huang and T. F. Eifler and Rachel Mandelbaum and Scott Dodelson},
  journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
  year={2019}
}
Modifications of the matter power spectrum due to baryonic physics are one of the major theoretical uncertainties in cosmological weak lensing measurements. Developing robust mitigation schemes for this source of systematic uncertainty increases the robustness of cosmological constraints, and may increase their precision if they enable the use of information from smaller scales. Here we explore the performance of two mitigation schemes for baryonic effects in weak lensing cosmic shear: the… 
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