Contributions to the Dark Matter 3-Pt Function from the Radiation Era

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2009-02-17

arxiv.org/abs/0902.2814v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

24 pages, 9 figures

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We consider the contribution to the three-point function of matter density fluctuations from nonlinear growth after modes re-enter the horizon, and discuss effects that must be included in order to predict the three-point function with an accuracy comparable to primordial nongaussianities with f_NL ~ few. In particular, we note that the shortest wavelength modes measured in galaxy surveys entered the horizon during the radiation era, and, as a result, the radiation era modifies their three-point function by a magnitude equivalent to f_NL ~ O(4). On longer wavelengths, where the radiation era is negligible, we find that the corrections to the nonlinear growth from relativistic effects become important at the level f_NL ~ few. We implement a simple method for numerically calculating the three-point function, by solving the second-order equations of motion for the perturbations with the first order perturbations providing a source.

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