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We present an $8.1\sigma$ detection of the non-Gaussian 4-Point Correlation Function (4PCF) using a sample of $N_{\rm g} \approx 8\times 10^5$ galaxies from the BOSS CMASS dataset. Our measurement uses the $\mathcal{O}(N_{\rm g}^2)$ NPCF…

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We present an analytic study of the density fluctuation of a Newtonian self-gravity fluid in the expanding universe with $\Omega_\Lambda+\Omega_m=1$, which extends our previous work in the static case. By use of field theory techniques, we…

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Based on the field theory of density fluctuation under Newtonian gravity, we obtain analytically the nonlinear equation of 3-pt correlation function $\zeta$ of galaxies in a homogeneous, isotropic, static universe. The density fluctuations…

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We present a measurement of the non-Gaussian four-point correlation function (4PCF) from the DESI DR1 Luminous Red Galaxy (LRG) sample. For the gravitationally induced parity-even 4PCF, we detect a signal with a significance of 14.7$\sigma$…

The field of cosmology is entering an epoch of unparalleled wealth of observational data thanks to galaxy surveys such as DESI, Euclid, and Roman. Therefore, it is essential to have a firm theoretical basis that allows the effective…

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The mass density distribution of Newtonian self-gravitating systems is studied analytically in field theoretical method. Modeling the system as a fluid in hydrostatical equilibrium, we apply Schwinger's functional derivative on the average…

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A tetrahedron is the simplest shape that cannot be rotated into its mirror image in 3D. The 4-Point Correlation Function (4PCF), which quantifies excess clustering of quartets of galaxies over random, is the lowest-order statistic sensitive…

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Applying functional differentiation to the density field with Newtonian gravity, we obtain the static, nonlinear equation of the three-point correlation function $\zeta$ of galaxies, to the third order density perturbations. We make the…

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Parity-violating physics in the early Universe can leave detectable traces in late-time observables. Whilst vector- and tensor-type parity-violation can be observed in the $B$-modes of the cosmic microwave background, scalar-type signatures…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-17 Oliver H. E. Philcox

We show that the galaxy 4-Point Correlation Function (4PCF) can test for cosmological parity violation. The detection of cosmological parity violation would reflect previously unknown forces present at the earliest moments of the Universe.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-26 Robert N. Cahn , Zachary Slepian , Jiamin Hou

We study the mass density distribution of Newtonian self-gravitating systems. Modeling the system as a fluid in hydrostatical equilibrium, we obtain from first principle the field equation and its solution of correlation function $\xi(r)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-07-28 Yang Zhang , Qing Chen

Analytical templates for the 4-Point Correlation Function (4PCF) covariance matrix have been developed in the past assuming a Gaussian Random Field (GRF). In this work, we present the second part of the beyond GRF calculation of the 4PCF…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-09 William Ortolá Leonard , Zachary Slepian

Traditional galaxy-galaxy lensing is a well-established method of probing the statistical properties of the Universe's matter and galaxy distribution. However, this measure does not carry all the statistical information, provided the matter…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-21 Jonathan Oel , Lucas Porth , Peter Schneider , Elena Silvestre-Rosello

Analytical templates for the covariance matrix of the 4-Point Correlation Function (4PCF) have been developed in the past assuming a Gaussian Random Field (GRF). In this work, we present the first non-Gaussian calculation of the 4PCF…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-09 William Ortolá Leonard , Zachary Slepian

Parity-violating interactions are ubiquitous phenomena in particle physics. If they are significant during cosmic inflation, they can leave imprints on primordial perturbations and be observed in correlation functions of galaxy surveys.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-21 Yunjia Bao , Lian-Tao Wang , Zhong-Zhi Xianyu , Yi-Ming Zhong

Most statistical inference from cosmic large-scale structure relies on two-point statistics, i.e.\ on the galaxy-galaxy correlation function (2PCF) or the power spectrum. These statistics capture the full information encoded in the Fourier…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-09 Kamran Ali , Danail Obreschkow , Cullan Howlett , Camille Bonvin , Claudio Llinares , Felipe Oliveira Franco , Chris Power

We study the mass density distribution of the Newtonian self-gravitating system. Modeling the system either as a gas in thermal equilibrium, or as a fluid in hydrostatical equilibrium, we obtain the field equation of correlation function…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-16 Yang Zhang , Qing Chen

We investigate the three-point correlation function (3PCF) in the squeezed limit by considering galaxy pairs as discrete objects and cross-correlating them with the galaxy field. We develop an efficient algorithm using Fast Fourier…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-08 Sihan Yuan , Daniel J. Eisenstein , Lehman H. Garrison

We present new predictions for the galaxy three-point correlation function (3PCF) using high-resolution dissipationless cosmological simulations of a flat LCDM Universe which resolve galaxy-size halos and subhalos. We create realistic mock…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Felipe Marin , Risa Wechsler , Joshua Frieman , Robert Nichol

We derive analytic covariance matrices for the $N$-Point Correlation Functions (NPCFs) of galaxies in the Gaussian limit. Our results are given for arbitrary $N$ and projected onto the isotropic basis functions of Cahn & Slepian (2020),…

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