Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-07-10
Phys.Rev.D81:043509,2010
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.81.043509
We revisit the question of whether fluctuations in hydrodynamical, adiabatical matter could explain the observed structures in our Universe. We consider matter with variable equation of state $w=p_0/\ep_0$ and a concomitant (under the adiabatic assumption) density dependent speed of sound, $c_s$. We find a limited range of possibilities for a set up when modes start inside the Hubble radius, then leaving it and freezing out. For expanding Universes, power-law $w(\ep_0)$ models are ruled out (except when $c_s^2\propto w \ll 1$, requiring post-stretching the seeded fluctuations); but sharper profiles in $c_s$ do solve the horizon problem. Among these, a phase transition in $c_s$ is notable for leading to scale-invariant fluctuations if the initial conditions are thermal. For contracting Universes all power-law $w(\ep_0)$ solve the horizon problem, but only one leads to scale-invariance: $w\propto \ep_0^2$ and $c_s\propto \ep_0$. This model bypasses a number of problems with single scalar field cyclic models (for which $w$ is large but constant).
Magueijo Joao
Noller Johannes
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