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We use N-body simulations to study evolution of galaxy clusters over the redshift interval 0 <= z <= 0.5 in cosmological models with a mixture of cold and hot dark matter (CHDM). Four different techniques are utilized: the cluster-cluster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Charles Walter , Anatoly Klypin

The properties of large underdensities in the distribution of galaxies in the Universe, known as cosmic voids, are potentially sensitive probes of fundamental physics. We use data from the MultiDark suite of N-body simulations and multiple…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-24 Seshadri Nadathur , Shaun Hotchkiss , Robert Crittenden

We present the evolution of galaxy sizes, from redshift 2 to 0, for actively star forming and passive galaxies in the cosmological hydrodynamical 1003 cMpc3 simulation of the EAGLE project. We find that the sizes increase with stellar mass…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-21 M. Furlong , R. G. Bower , R. A. Crain , J. Schaye , T. Theuns , J. W. Trayford , Y. Qu , M. Schaller , M. Berthet , J. C. Helly

A new method for constructing exact inhomogeneous universes is presented, that allows variation in 3 dimensions. The resulting spacetime may be statistically uniform on average, or have random, non-repeating variation. The construction…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-03-19 Charles Hellaby

Voids are parts of the cosmic web least affected by non-linearities and baryonic feedback. We thus calculate the sensitivity of voids to the nature of dark matter (DM), using ultra-light axions as a concrete model and the ongoing Dark…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-27 Alexander Spencer London , Keir K. Rogers , Alex Laguë , Renée Hložek , Zara Zaman

General relativity can be reconciled with quantum field theory without quantising the geometry only if the metric evolves stochastically. In this article, we explore the consequences of such a proposal at early cosmological times. We find…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-29 Jonathan Oppenheim , Emanuele Panella , Andrew Pontzen

According to the discussion on Birkhoff's theorem by Peebles (1993), a void with a negative perturbation \delta may evolve as a separate homogeneous universe with a local expansion parameter H_V\simeq H_0(1-\delta/3). This slightly low…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. V. Manning

We offer an exact analytical equation for the void central region. We show that the central density is solely determined by the amplitude of the initial perturbation. Our results suggest that N-body simulations somewhat overestimate the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-21 Anton N. Baushev

During the evolution of density inhomogeneties in an $\Omega=1$, matter dominated universe, the typical density contrast changes from $\delta\simeq 10^{-4}$ to $\delta\simeq 10^2$. However, during the same time, the typical value of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-08-17 J. S. Bagla , T. Padmanabhan

We present the first cosmological constraints derived from the analysis of the void size function. This work relies on the final BOSS DR12 data set, a large spectroscopic galaxy catalog, ideal for the identification of cosmic voids. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-09 Sofia Contarini , Alice Pisani , Nico Hamaus , Federico Marulli , Lauro Moscardini , Marco Baldi

The formation and evolution of galaxies and other astrophysical objects have become of great interest, especially since the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2021. The mass, size, and density of objects in the early universe…

General Physics · Physics 2025-10-17 Rajendra P. Gupta

The thermodynamic behavior of a decaying vacuum cosmology describing the entire cosmological history evolving between two extreme (early and late time) de Sitter eras is investigated. The thermal evolution from the early de Sitter to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-23 J. A. S. Lima , S. Basilakos , Joan Solà

The Tolman-Bondi solution of the Einstein equations is used in order to model the time evolution of the void observed in Bo\"otes. The present density contrast of the central region ($\sim -0.75$) and its radius ($\sim 30h^{-1} \ Mpc$) are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-15 M. J. Fullana , J. V. Arnau , D. Sáez

We develop models of void formation starting from a small initial fluctuation at recombination and growing to a realistic present day density profile in agreement with observations of voids. The model construction is an extension of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Krzysztof Bolejko , Andrzej Krasinski , Charles Hellaby

We derive a new constraint on the expansion history of the Universe by applying the cosmic chronometers method, studying the age evolution of high-redshift galaxies with a full-spectral-fitting approach. We select a sample of 39 massive…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-15 E. Tomasetti , M. Moresco , N. Borghi , K. Jiao , A. Cimatti , L. Pozzetti , A. C. Carnall , R. J. McLure , L. Pentericci

We propose a novel technique to probe the expansion history of the Universe based on the clustering statistics of cosmic voids. In particular, we compute their two-point statistics in redshift space on the basis of realistic mock galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-11 Nico Hamaus , P. M. Sutter , Guilhem Lavaux , Benjamin D. Wandelt

Astronomical observations strongly suggest that our universe is now accelerating and contains a substantial admixture of dark vacuum energy. Using numerical simulations to study this newly consolidated cosmological model (with a constant…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Fred C. Adams , Michael T. Busha , August E. Evrard , Risa H. Wechsler

CONTEXT: Cosmic voids are observed in the distribution of galaxies and, to some extent, in the dark matter distribution. If these distributions have fractal geometry, it must be reflected in the geometry of voids; in particular, we expect…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-05 Jose Gaite

The correlations between the mass of supermassive black holes and properties of their host galaxies are investigated through cosmological simulations. Black holes grow from seeds of 100 solar masses inserted into density peaks present in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Ch. Filloux , F. Durier , J. A. de Freitas Pacheco , J. Silk

The mass-size relation is a fundamental galaxy scaling law closely tied to galaxy formation and evolution. Using added-value products of the Calar Alto Void Integral-field Treasury surveY (CAVITY) and SDSS DR16 images, we examine the effect…