Cosmic microwave background anisotropies in the CDM model: a covariant and gauge-invariant approach

Details Cosmic microwave background anisotropies in the CDM model: a covariant and gauge-invariant approach Cosmic microwave background anisotropies in the CDM model: a covariant and gauge-invariant approach

1998-04-28

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9804301v2

Astrophys.J.513:1-22,1999

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Two new sections added to earlier version. To appear in Astrophys. J

Scientific paper

10.1086/306841

We present a fully covariant and gauge-invariant calculation of the evolution of anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation. We use the physically appealing covariant approach to cosmological perturbations, which ensures that all variables are gauge-invariant and have a clear physical interpretation. We derive the complete set of frame-independent, linearised equations describing the (Boltzmann) evolution of anisotropy and inhomogeneity in an almost Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) cold dark matter (CDM) universe. These equations include the contributions of scalar, vector and tensor modes in a unified manner. Frame-independent equations for scalar and tensor perturbations, which are valid for any value of the background curvature, are obtained straightforwardly from the complete set of equations. We discuss the scalar equations in detail, including the integral solution and relation with the line of sight approach, analytic solutions in the early radiation dominated era, and the numerical solution in the standard CDM model. Our results confirm those obtained by other groups, who have worked carefully with non-covariant methods in specific gauges, but are derived here in a completely transparent fashion.

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