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The equation and solution of 4-point correlation function of galaxies in Gaussian approximation and its parity-odd part

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2024-06-11 v2

Abstract

Starting with the density field equation of a self-gravity fluid in a static Universe, using the Schwinger functional differentiation technique, we derive the field equation of the 4-point correlation function (4PCF) of galaxies in the Gaussian approximation, which contains hierarchically 2PCF and 3PCF. By use of the known solutions of 2PCF and 3PCF, the equation of 4PCF becomes an inhomogeneous, Helmholtz equation, and contains only two physical parameters: the mass mm of galaxy and the Jeans wavenumber kJk_J, like the equations of the 2PCF and 3PCF. We obtain the analytical solution of 4PCF that consists of four portions, η=ηodd0+ηeven0+ηFP+ηI\eta= \eta^0_{odd} + \eta^0_{even} +\eta^{FP} +\eta^I, and has a very rich structure. ηodd0\eta^0_{odd} and ηeven0\eta^0_{even} form the homogeneous solution and depend on boundary conditions. The parity-odd ηodd0\eta^0_{odd} is more interesting and qualitatively explains the observed parity-odd data of BOSS CMASS, the parity-even ηeven0\eta^0_{even} contains the disconnected 4PCF ηdisc\eta^{disc} (arising from a Gaussian random process), and both ηodd0\eta^0_{odd} and ηeven0\eta^0_{even} are prominent at large scales r10r\gtrsim 10Mpc, and exhibit radial oscillations determined by the Jeans wavenumber. ηFP\eta^{FP} and ηI \eta^I are parity-even, and form the inhomogeneous solution. ηFP\eta^{FP} is the same as the Fry-Peebles ansatz for 4PCF, and dominates at small scales r10r \lesssim 10Mpc. ηI\eta^I is an integration of the inhomogeneous term, subdominant. We also compare the parity-even 4PCF with the observation data.

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@article{arxiv.2405.09092,
  title  = {The equation and solution of 4-point correlation function of galaxies in Gaussian approximation and its parity-odd part},
  author = {Yang Zhang and Shu-Guang Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.09092},
  year   = {2024}
}

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31 pages, 9 figures,