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We study the behavior of n-point functions of the primordial curvature perturbations, assuming our observed Universe is only a subset of a larger space with statistically homogeneous and isotropic perturbations. If the larger space has…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-07-25 Elliot Nelson , Sarah Shandera

Building upon the recent pioneering work by Mazenko and by Das and Mazenko, we develop a microscopic, non-equilibrium, statistical field theory for initially correlated canonical ensembles of classical microscopic particles obeying…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-04-08 Matthias Bartelmann , Felix Fabis , Daniel Berg , Elena Kozlikin , Robert Lilow , Celia Viermann

We consider scalar perturbations of energy-density for a class of cosmological models where an early phase of accelerated expansion evolves, without any fine-tuning for graceful exit, towards the standard Friedman eras of observed universe.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-05-10 S. Capozziello , G. Lambiase , G. Scarpetta

We study the one-point probability distribution functions (PDFs) of the peculiar velocity and the density fluctuation in a cosmological fluid. Within the perturbative approach to the structure formation scenario, the effect of ``pressure''…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Takayuki Tatekawa

In this paper we consider how non-Gaussianity of the primordial density perturbation and the amplitude of gravitational waves from inflation can be used to determine parameters of the curvaton scenario for the origin of structure. We show…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-22 José Fonseca , David Wands

We study the evolution of cosmological perturbations in a non-singular bouncing cosmology with a bounce phase which has superimposed oscillations of the scale factor. We identify length scales for which the final spectrum of fluctuations…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-02-14 Robert Brandenberger , Qiuyue Liang , Rudnei O. Ramos , Siyi Zhou

This document describes analytical and numerical techniques for the generation of Gaussian density fields, which represent cosmological density perturbations. The mathematical techniques involved in the generation of density harmonics in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Hugo Martel

Gravitational waves sourced by amplified scalar perturbations are a common prediction across a wide range of cosmological models. These scalar curvature fluctuations are inherently nonlinear and typically non-Gaussian. We argue that the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-10 A. J. Iovino , S. Matarrese , G. Perna , A. Ricciardone , A. Riotto

The dynamics of expansion of the Universe and evolution of scalar perturbations are studied for the quintessential scalar fields $Q$ with the classical Lagrangian satisfying the additional condition $w=const$ or $c^2_a=0$. Both…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-10 B. Novosyadlyj , O. Sergijenko

We summarize several aspects of recent work on quantum stress tensor fluctuations and their role in driving fluctuations of the gravitational field. The role of correlations and anticorrelations is emphasized. We begin with a review of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 L. H. Ford , Chun-Hsien Wu

Evolution and abundance of the large-scale structures we observe today, such as clusters of galaxies, is sensitive to the statistical properties of dark matter primordial density fluctuations, which is assumed to follow a Gaussian…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-29 Ziad Sakr , Damien Houguenague , Alain Blanchard

Gravity is a non-linear theory, and hence, barring cancellations, the initial super-horizon perturbations produced by inflation must contain some minimum amount of mode coupling, or primordial non-Gaussianity. In single-field slow-roll…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-01-11 Giovanni Cabass , Enrico Pajer , Fabian Schmidt

We present preliminary results of our investigation into the influence of shear fields on the evolution of galactic scale fluctuations in a primordial Gaussian random density field. Specifically, we study how the matter associated with a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 Rien van de Weygaert , Arif Babul

The physics of primordial black holes can be affected by the non-Gaussian statistics of the density fluctuations that generate them. Therefore, it is important to have good theoretical control of the higher-order correlation functions for…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-04-16 Gianmassimo Tasinato

A new field theory formulation is presented for the analysis of the CMB power spectrum distribution in the cosmology. The background-field formalism is fully used. Stimulated by the recent idea of the {\it emergent} gravity, the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-10-22 Shoichi Ichinose

In the early Universe, a dual component made of coupled CDM and a scalar field $\Phi$, if their coupling $\beta > \sqrt{3}/2$, owns an attractor solution, making them a stationary fraction of cosmic energy during the radiation dominated…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Silvio A. Bonometto , Roberto Mainini

The usual inflationary scenario predicts a Gaussian random primordial density fluctuation, different Fourier modes of which do not correlate with each other. In this paper we propose a correlation between these different modes. A simple…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-03-12 B. Yu , T. Lu

We have developed a time-dependent three-dimensional model of isotropic, adiabatic, and compressible magnetohydrodynamic plasma to understand nonlinear cascades of density fluctuations in local interstellar medium. Our simulations,…

Space Physics · Physics 2008-04-02 Dastgeer Shaikh , G. P. Zank

We present results from the first high-resolution hydrodynamical simulations of non-Gaussian cosmological models. We focus on the statistical properties of the transmitted Lyman-alpha flux in the high redshift intergalactic medium. Imprints…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-26 M. Viel , E. Branchini , K. Dolag , M. Grossi , S. Matarrese , L. Moscardini

Evolution of primordial fluctuations in a Brans-Dicke type scalar-tensor gravity theory is comprehensively investigated. The harmonic attractor model, in which the scalar field has its harmonic effective potential in the Einstein conformal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Ryo Nagata , Takeshi Chiba , Naoshi Sugiyama