A Scalar Field Dark Matter Model and Its Role in the Large-Scale Structure Formation in the Universe

We present a model of dark matter based on scalar-tensor theory of gravity. With this scalar field dark matter model we study the non-linear evolution of the large-scale structures in the universe. The equations that govern the evolution of the scale factor of the universe are derived together with...

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Main Author: Mario A. Rodríguez-Meza
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Astronomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/509682
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description We present a model of dark matter based on scalar-tensor theory of gravity. With this scalar field dark matter model we study the non-linear evolution of the large-scale structures in the universe. The equations that govern the evolution of the scale factor of the universe are derived together with the appropriate Newtonian equations to follow the nonlinear evolution of the structures. Results are given in terms of the power spectrum that gives quantitative information on the large-scale structure formation. The initial conditions we have used are consistent with the so-called concordance ΛCDM model.
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spelling doaj-art-de99edae97da4d57aa3ee2375cc96a182025-02-03T05:51:31ZengWileyAdvances in Astronomy1687-79691687-79772012-01-01201210.1155/2012/509682509682A Scalar Field Dark Matter Model and Its Role in the Large-Scale Structure Formation in the UniverseMario A. Rodríguez-Meza0Departamento de Física, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Apdo. Postal 18-1027, 11801 México, DF, MexicoWe present a model of dark matter based on scalar-tensor theory of gravity. With this scalar field dark matter model we study the non-linear evolution of the large-scale structures in the universe. The equations that govern the evolution of the scale factor of the universe are derived together with the appropriate Newtonian equations to follow the nonlinear evolution of the structures. Results are given in terms of the power spectrum that gives quantitative information on the large-scale structure formation. The initial conditions we have used are consistent with the so-called concordance ΛCDM model.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/509682
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A Scalar Field Dark Matter Model and Its Role in the Large-Scale Structure Formation in the Universe
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title A Scalar Field Dark Matter Model and Its Role in the Large-Scale Structure Formation in the Universe
title_full A Scalar Field Dark Matter Model and Its Role in the Large-Scale Structure Formation in the Universe
title_fullStr A Scalar Field Dark Matter Model and Its Role in the Large-Scale Structure Formation in the Universe
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title_short A Scalar Field Dark Matter Model and Its Role in the Large-Scale Structure Formation in the Universe
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