The mildly non-linear regime of structure formation
- Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)
- School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Olden Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540 (United States)
We present a simple physically motivated picture for the mildly non-linear regime of structure formation, which captures the effects of the bulk flows. We apply this picture to develop a method to significantly reduce the sample variance in cosmological N-body simulations at the scales relevant to the Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO). The results presented in this paper will allow for a speed-up of an order of magnitude (or more) in the scanning of the cosmological parameter space using N-body simulations for studies which require a good handle of the mildly non-linear regime, such as those targeting the BAO. Using this physical picture we develop a simple formula, which allows for the rapid calculation of the mildly non-linear matter power spectrum to percent level accuracy, and for robust estimation of the BAO scale.
- OSTI ID:
- 22280113
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2012, Issue 04; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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