Modeling gravitational clustering without computing gravitational force

Shandarin, Sergei F. and Sathyaprakash, Bangalore Suryanarayana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3845-7586 1996. Modeling gravitational clustering without computing gravitational force. Astrophysical Journal 467 (1) , L25-L28. 10.1086/310186

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Abstract

The large-scale structure in the universe is believed to have arisen out of small, random density perturbations generated in the very early universe that are amplified by gravity. Large and usually intricate N-body simulations are typically employed to model the complex nonlinear dynamics in a self-gravitating medium. We suggest a very simple model that predicts, on large scales, the correct density and velocity distributions. The model does not involve an explicit computation of the gravitational force. It is based on a simple transformation of the variables and local conservation laws of mass and generalized linear momentum. The model demonstrates that the overall appearance of large-scale structure in the universe is explicitly determined by the initial velocity field, and it reveals the most significant large-scale effects of gravity on the formation of structure.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Uncontrolled Keywords:	cosmology:theory ; large-scale structure of universe
Publisher:	IOP Publishing
ISSN:	0004-637X
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 10:50
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/46063

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