Simulating large-scale structure for models of cosmic acceleration. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Baojiu Li.
• Authors: (Ph. D. in in applied mathematics and theoretical physics), Li, Baojiu
• Other Names: Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The standard cosmological model -- 1.2. The universe as a laboratory for fundamental physics -- 1.3. This book 2. Cosmological models -- 2.1. Scalar field models for cosmic -- 2.2. Screening mechanisms -- 2.3. The quasi-static approximation -- 2.4. Conclusions 3. Probes of cosmic structure formation -- 3.1. linear perturbation theory -- 3.2. measures of the large-scale universe -- 3.3. an example : the Galileon model -- 3.4. conclusions 4. Simulation techniques in nonstandard models -- 4.1. Cosmological N-body simulations -- 4.2. The multigrid relaxation method -- 4.3. Relaxation in models with nonlinear potentials -- 4.4. Relaxation in models with nonlinear derivative couplings -- 4.5. Conclusions 5. An application : density reconstruction -- 5.1. Motivation for initial density reconstructions -- 5.2. The physical picture -- 5.3. The algorithm -- 5.4. Examples of application -- 5.5. Discussions and conclusions -- 6. Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 523.1; Large scale structure (Astronomy); Cosmology; Cosmology & the universe; SCIENCE / Cosmology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750315876; 0750315873; 9780750315869; 0750315865
• Related ISBNs: 9780750315852
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Title from PDF title page (viewed on November 8, 2018).
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