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Nonlinear evolution of spherical perturbation in a non-flat Universe with cosmological constant

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We generalize the spherical collapse model for the formation of bound objects to apply in a Universe with arbitrary positive cosmological constant. We calculate the critical condition for collapse of an overdense region and give exact values of the characteristic densities and redshifts of its evolution.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0108283,
  title  = {Nonlinear evolution of spherical perturbation in a non-flat Universe with cosmological constant},
  author = {Ewa L. Lokas and Yehuda Hoffman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0108283},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

7 pages, 5 figures, results for quintessence removed (as obtained with an unjustified assumption of the conservation of energy inside the overdense region)