Spherical Collapse in f(R) Gravity

Details Spherical Collapse in f(R) Gravity Spherical Collapse in f(R) Gravity

2011-02-23

arxiv.org/abs/1102.4839v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

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We use 1-dimensional numerical simulations to study spherical collapse in the f(R) gravity models. We include the nonlinear coupling of the gravitational potential to the scalar field in the theory and use a relaxation scheme to follow the collapse. We find an unusual enhancement in density near the virial radius which may provide observable tests of gravity. We also use the estimated collapse time to calculate the critical overdensity $\delta_c$ used in calculating the mass function and bias of halos. We find that analytical approximations previously used in the literature do not capture the complexity of nonlinear spherical collapse.

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