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The fluid forces associated with primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) generate small-scale fluctuations in the primordial density field, which add to the $\mathrm{\Lambda CDM}$ linear matter power spectrum on small scales. These enhanced…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-01 Hector Afonso G. Cruz , Tal Adi , Jordan Flitter , Marc Kamionkowski , Ely D. Kovetz

We formulate a new class of primordial perturbations called $\textit{kinetic isocurvature perturbations}$, where the mass density of dark matter is constant relative to the photon number density while the kinetic energy of dark matter…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-03-25 Kyu Jung Bae , Dhong Yeon Cheong , Jinn-Ouk Gong , Keisuke Harigaya , Chang Sub Shin

Large-amplitude density perturbations may have collapsed during the radiation dominated epoch of the Universe to form primordial black holes (PBHs). There are several constraints to the abundance of PBHs that stem from evaporation or…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-25 Gabriela Sato-Polito , Ely D. Kovetz , Marc Kamionkowski

We derive the minimal seed magnetic field which unavoidably arises in the radiation and matter eras, prior to recombination, by the rotational velocity of ions and electrons, gravitationally induced by the non-linear evolution of primordial…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Matarrese , S. Mollerach , A. Notari , A. Riotto

We discuss the gravitational wave background generated by primordial density perturbations evolving during the radiation era. At second-order in a perturbative expansion, density fluctuations produce gravitational waves. We calculate the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Kishore N. Ananda , Chris Clarkson , David Wands

If primordial black holes (PBHs) contribute more than 10 percent of the dark matter (DM) density, their energy density today is of the same order as that of the baryons. Such a cosmic coincidence might hint at a mutual origin for the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-28 Yi-Peng Wu , Elena Pinetti , Joseph Silk

We study the primordial magnetic field generated by stochastic currents produced by scalar charged particles created at the beginning of the radiation dominated epoch. We find that for the mass range 10^(-6)GeV \leq m \leq 10^2 GeV, a field…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Esteban A. Calzetta , Alejandra Kandus , Francisco D. Mazzitelli

A new upper limit on the amplitude of primordial magnetic field (PMF) is derived by a comparison between a calculation of elemental abundances in big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) model and the latest observational constraints on the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-03-21 Masahiro Kawasaki , Motohiko Kusakabe

The origin of large scale magnetic fields is one of the most puzzling topics in cosmology and astrophysics. It is assumed that the observed magnetic fields result from the amplification of an initial field produced in the early universe. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-12-18 Hector J. Hortua , Leonardo Castañeda

In this paper we study the generation of primordial perturbation with a modified dispersion relation in various cosmological evolutions. We stress that the formation of the power spectrum is strongly dependent on the background. Working in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-01 Yi-Fu Cai , Xinmin Zhang

Here, we analyze the primordial magnetic field transition between a radiative and a matter-dominated universe. The gravitational structure formation affects its evolution and energy spectrum. The structure excitation can trigger magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Grazyna Siemieniec-Ozieblo

The observed galactic magnetic fields may have a primordial origin. I briefly review the observations, their interpretation in terms of the dynamo theory, and the current limits on cosmological magnetic fields. Several possible mechanisms…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Kari Enqvist

A Nordtvedt effect at cosmological scales affects the acoustic oscillations imprinted in the cosmic microwave background. The gravitational baryonic mass density of the universe is inferred at the first peak scale from WMAP data. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. Boucher , J. -M. Gerard , P. Vandergheynst , Y. Wiaux

The effects of magnetic fields on Big Bang Nucleosynthesis(BBN) have been calculated, and the impact on the abundances of the light elements have been investigated numerically. An upper limit on the strength of primordial magnetic fields…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-30 Baolian Cheng , David N. Schramm , James W. Truran

A cosmological magnetic field affects the time evolution of the cosmic matter density field. The squared Alfven velocity of the cosmic fluid is proportional to an ensemble average energy density of a primordial magnetic field (PMF), and it…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-10 Dai G. Yamazaki

Recent cosmological data and astrophysical observations, such as the Hubble tension and the increasing preference from galaxy surveys for dynamical dark energy, have begun to challenge the standard $\Lambda$-cold dark matter cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-23 Jonathan Schiff , Tejaswi Venumadhav

A primordial stochastic magnetic field will induce temperature and polarization fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background. We outline a calculation of the resulting fluctuation power spectra and present numerical results.

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Tina Kahniashvili , Arthur Kosowsky , Andrew Mack , Ruth Durrer

Magnetic fields have been observed in galaxies, clusters of galaxies and probably in superclusters. While mechanisms exist to generate these in the late universe, it is possible that magnetic fields have existed since very early times. This…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-07 Iain A. Brown

We analyze the effect of primordial density perturbations on the cosmic QCD phase transition. According to our results hadron bubbles nucleate at the cold perturbations. We call this mechanism inhomogeneous nucleation. We find the typical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Ignatius , Dominik J. Schwarz

Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) can form in the radiation dominated early Universe from the collapse of large density perturbations produced by inflation. A power-law parameterisation of the primordial power spectrum is often used to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-01 Anne M. Green