Short Wavelength Analysis of the Evolution of Perturbations in a Two-component Cosmological Fluid

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

42 pages, 12 figures

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2209551

The equations describing a two-component cosmological fluid with linearized density perturbations are investigated in the small wavelength or large $k$ limit. The equations are formulated to include a baryonic component, as well as either a hot dark matter (HDM) or cold dark matter (CDM) component. Previous work done on such a system in static spacetime is extended to reveal some interesting physical properties, such as the Jeans wavenumber of the mixture, and resonant mode amplitudes. A WKB technique is then developed to study the expanding universe equations in detail, and to see whether such physical properties are also of relevance in this more realistic scenario. The Jeans wavenumber of the mixture is re-interpreted for the case of an expanding background spacetime. The various modes are obtained to leading order, and the amplitudes of the modes are examined in detail to compare to the resonances observed in the static spacetime results. It is found that some conclusions made in the literature about static spacetime results cannot be carried over to an expanding cosmology.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Short Wavelength Analysis of the Evolution of Perturbations in a Two-component Cosmological Fluid does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Short Wavelength Analysis of the Evolution of Perturbations in a Two-component Cosmological Fluid, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Short Wavelength Analysis of the Evolution of Perturbations in a Two-component Cosmological Fluid will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-585914

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.