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Fast and accurate simulations of the non-linear evolution of the cosmic density field are a major component of many cosmological analyses, but the computational time and storage required to run them can be exceedingly large. For this…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-17 Richard M. Feder , Philippe Berger , George Stein

Galaxies are not distributed randomly throughout space but are instead arranged in an intricate "cosmic web" of filaments and walls surrounding bubble-like voids. There is still no compelling observational evidence of a link between the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ignacio Trujillo , Conrado Carretero , Santiago G. Patiri

In 1970 Zel'dovich published a far-reaching paper presenting a simple equation describing the nonlinear growth of primordial density inhomogeneities. The equation was remarkably successful in explaining the large scale structure in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-15 Bernard J. T. Jones , Rien van de Weygaert

Accurate analyses of present and next-generation galaxy surveys require new ways to handle effects of non-linear gravitational structure formation in data. To address these needs we present an extension of our previously developed algorithm…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-15 Jens Jasche , Guilhem Lavaux

Universe structure emerges in the unreduced, complex-dynamical interaction process with the simplest initial configuration (two attracting homogeneous fields). The unreduced interaction analysis avoiding any perturbative model gives…

General Physics · Physics 2015-03-20 Andrei P. Kirilyuk

In this letter we review the separate universe approach for cosmological perturbations and point out that it is essentially the lowest order approximation to a gradient expansion. Using this approach, one can study the nonlinear evolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 G. I. Rigopoulos , E. P. S. Shellard

In order to prepare for the upcoming wide-field cosmological surveys, large simulations of the Universe with realistic galaxy populations are required. In particular, the tendency of galaxies to naturally align towards overdensities, an…

We study a fundamental issue in cosmology: Whether we can rely on a cosmological model to understand the real history of the Universe. This fundamental, still unresolved issue is often called the ``model-fitting problem (or averaging…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Masafumi Seriu

The ability to predict future states of the environment is a central pillar of intelligence. At its core, effective prediction requires an internal model of the world and an understanding of the rules by which the world changes. Here, we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-01-21 William Lotter , Gabriel Kreiman , David Cox

I show that the de Sitter Equilibrium cosmology generically predicts observable levels of curvature in the Universe today. The predicted value of the curvature depends only on the ratio of the density of non-relativistic matter to energy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-29 Andreas Albrecht

Predicting the nonlinear evolution of cosmic structure from initial conditions is typically approached using Lagrangian, particle-based methods. These techniques excel in terms of tracking individual trajectories, but they might not be…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-11 Marion Ullmo , Nabila Aghanim , Aurélien Decelle , Miguel Aragon-Calvo

Understanding the impact of neutrino masses on the evolution of Universe is a crucial aspect of modern cosmology. Due to their large free streaming lengths, neutrinos significantly influence the formation of cosmic structures at non-linear…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-23 Neerav Kaushal , Elena Giusarma , Mauricio Reyes

An approach to cosmological modelling is presented that incorporates the inhomogeneous structure of the Cosmic Web, specifically focusing on the interplay between cosmic voids and density walls. We extend the standard homogeneous and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-12 John Moffat

Deep learning has generated diverse perspectives in astronomy, with ongoing discussions between proponents and skeptics motivating this review. We examine how neural networks complement classical statistics, extending our data analytical…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-07 Yuan-Sen Ting

We describe cosmological simulation techniques and their application to studies of cosmic structure formation, with particular attention to recent hydrodynamic simulations of structure in the high redshift universe. Collisionless N-body…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-03 David H. Weinberg , Neal Katz , Lars Hernquist

The properties of electrons in matter are of fundamental importance. They give rise to virtually all molecular and material properties and determine the physics at play in objects ranging from semiconductor devices to the interior of giant…

We present a novel approach for estimating cosmological parameters, $\Omega_m$, $\sigma_8$, $w_0$, and one derived parameter, $S_8$, from 3D lightcone data of dark matter halos in redshift space covering a sky area of $40^\circ \times…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-03 Se Yeon Hwang , Cristiano G. Sabiu , Inkyu Park , Sungwook E. Hong

Context: Analyzing the large-scale structure (LSS) with galaxy surveys demands accurate structure formation models. Such models should ideally be fast and have a clear theoretical framework to rapidly scan a variety of cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-08 F. -S. Kitaura , F. Sinigaglia , A. Balaguera-Antolínez , G. Favole

Cosmologists at the Institute of Computational Cosmology, Durham University, have developed a state of the art model of galaxy formation known as Galform, intended to contribute to our understanding of the formation, growth and subsequent…

Methodology · Statistics 2014-05-21 Ian Vernon , Michael Goldstein , Richard Bower

Data-driven approaches using deep learning are emerging as powerful techniques to extract non-Gaussian information from cosmological large-scale structure. This work presents the first simulation-based inference (SBI) pipeline that combines…