Effects of Structure Formation on the Expansion Rate of the Universe: a Realistic Estimate Direct from N-body Simulations

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General relativistic corrections to the expansion rate of the universe arise when the Einstein equations are averaged over a spatial volume in a locally inhomogeneous cosmology. It has been suggested that they may contribute to the observed cosmic acceleration. In this talk, we propose a new scheme that enables us to use N-body simulations to make a realistic estimate of the magnitude of these corrections for general inhomogeneities in (3+1) spacetime. We then quantitatively calculate the volume averaged modified expansion rate using the N-body simulation code Gadget2 and compare it with the expansion rate in a standard FRW cosmology. We will also discuss its possible impacts on the cosmological observables. This work is partially supported by DOE grant DE-FG02-95-ER40934.

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