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Tree structure of a percolating Universe.

S Colombi1, D Pogosyan, T Souradeep

  • 1Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, CNRS, 98 bis boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris, France.

Physical Review Letters
|January 3, 2001
PubMed
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This study reveals that cosmic structures, like trees, form from density perturbations. These findings reconcile the universe's clumpy appearance with its filamentary structure.

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Area of Science:

  • Cosmology
  • Astrophysics
  • Statistical Physics

Background:

  • Understanding the large-scale structure formation in the universe is crucial.
  • Gravitational instability drives the evolution of cosmic density fields.
  • Topological descriptors offer insights into the geometry of these structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To numerically investigate topological descriptors of density perturbations.
  • To analyze structures formed by gravitational instability in an expanding universe.
  • To reconcile the visual appearance of the cosmic density field with its underlying physics.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulations of evolving density fields.
  • Analysis of excursion set at the percolation threshold (delta(c)).
  • Measurement of Euler number and critical point counts.

Main Results:

  • The Euler number at delta(c) is positive and matches isolated component counts, indicating tree-like structures.
  • Critical point counts reconcile the clumpy appearance with filamentary local curvature.
  • In the Gaussian limit, delta(c) is found to be greater than sigma (the density field variance).

Conclusions:

  • Cosmic structures exhibit tree-like topology at the percolation threshold.
  • The study provides a consistent framework for understanding the density field's appearance and curvature.
  • Topological analysis offers a powerful tool for studying cosmic structure formation.

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