Fully non-linear equivalence of delta N and covariant formalisms
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2015-06-03 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We explicitly show the fully non-linear equivalence of the N and the covariant formalisms for the superhorizon curvature perturbations, which enables us to safely evaluate the non-Gaussian quantities of the curvature perturbation in either formalism. We also discuss isocurvature perturbations in the covariant formalism and clarify the relation between the fully non-linear evolution of the curvature covector and that of the curvature perturbation for multiple interacting fluids.
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@article{arxiv.1201.3163,
title = {Fully non-linear equivalence of delta N and covariant formalisms},
author = {Teruaki Suyama and Yuki Watanabe and Masahide Yamaguchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.3163},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
11 pages, minor changes, version accepted by PRD