Unveiling the singular dynamics in the cosmic large-scale structure

Autor(en)
Cornelius Rampf, Uriel Frisch, Oliver Hahn
Abstrakt

It is known that the gravitational collapse of cold dark matter leads to infinite-density caustics that seed the primordial dark-matter haloes in the large-scale structure. The development of these caustics begins, generically, as an almost one-dimensional phenomenon with the formation of pancakes. Focusing on the one-dimensional case, we identify a landscape of non-differentiable, and thus, singular features in the particle acceleration that emerge after the first crossing of particle trajectories. We complement our fully analytical studies by high-resolution simulations and find outstanding agreement, particularly shortly after the first crossing. We develop the methods in one space dimension but outline briefly the necessary steps for the 3D case.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Mathematik, Institut für Astrophysik
Externe Organisation(en)
Université Côte d'Azur
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Band
505
Seiten
L90-L94
Anzahl der Seiten
5
ISSN
1745-3925
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slab053
Publikationsdatum
07-2021
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
103003 Astronomie, 103004 Astrophysik, 103038 Weltraumforschung, 103044 Kosmologie
Schlagwörter
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/b5da70fd-40de-4403-85d5-c525c6df905f