Free cosmic density bispectrum on small scales

We study the asymptotic behaviour of the free, cold-dark matter density fluctuation bispectrum in the limit of small scales. From an initially Gaussian random field, we draw phase-space positions of test particles which then propagate along Zel'dovich trajectories. Only initial momentum-momentu...

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Hauptverfasser: Waibel, Ricardo (VerfasserIn) , Konrad, Sara (VerfasserIn) , Bartelmann, Matthias (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: September 30, 2025
In: Journal of cosmology and astroparticle physics
Year: 2025, Heft: 9, Pages: 1-33
ISSN:1475-7516
DOI:10.1088/1475-7516/2025/09/083
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Verfasserangaben:Ricardo Waibel, Sara Konrad and Matthias Bartelmann
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Zusammenfassung:We study the asymptotic behaviour of the free, cold-dark matter density fluctuation bispectrum in the limit of small scales. From an initially Gaussian random field, we draw phase-space positions of test particles which then propagate along Zel'dovich trajectories. Only initial momentum-momentum correlation are considered, making the formulas identical to the typical Zel'dovich approximation. A suitable expansion of the initial momentum auto-correlations of these particles leads to an asymptotic series whose lower-order power-law exponents we calculate. The dominant contribution has an exponent of -11/2. For triangle configurations with zero surface area, this exponent is even enhanced to -9/2. These power laws can only be revealed by a non-perturbative calculation with respect to the initial power spectrum. They are valid for a general class of initial power spectra with a cut-off function, required to enforce convergence of its moments. We then confirm our analytic results numerically. Finally, we use this asymptotic behaviour to investigate the shape dependence of the bispectrum in the small-scale limit, and to show how different shapes grow over cosmic time. These confirm the usual model of gravitational collapse within the Zel'dovich picture.
Beschreibung:Veröffentlicht: 30. September 2025
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ISSN:1475-7516
DOI:10.1088/1475-7516/2025/09/083