scholarly journals Ab Initio Formation of Galaxies, Groups and Large-Scale Structure

2000 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 434-444
Author(s):  
Antonaldo Diaferio
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Structure Formation ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Global Properties ◽  
Small Scales ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Universe

AbstractFor the first time, the combination of semi-analytic modelling of galaxy formation and N-body simulations of cosmic structure formation enables us to model, at the same time, both the photometric and the clustering properties of galaxies. Two Cold Dark Matter Universes provide a reasonable fit to the observed properties of galaxies, groups and clusters, including luminosities, colours, density and velocity biases. We show how the properties of galaxies and groups on small scales are inextricably connected with the global properties of the Universe.

scholarly journals N-body Simulations of Galaxy Formation

1988 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 259-271
Author(s):  
Carlos S. Frenk
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
High Density ◽  
Galactic Halos ◽  
Body Techniques ◽  
Massive Halos ◽  
The Universe

Modern N-body techniques allow the study of galaxy formation in the wider context of the formation of large-scale structure in the Universe. The results of such a study within the cold dark matter cosmogony are described. Dark galactic halos form at relatively recent epochs. Their properties and abundance are similar to those inferred for the halos of real galaxies. Massive halos tend to form preferentially in high density regions and as a result the galaxies that form within them are significantly more clustered than the underlying mass. This natural bias may be strong enough to reconcile the observed clustering of galaxies with the assumption that Ω = 1.

scholarly journals Shell-crossing in a ΛCDM Universe

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. L71-L75
Author(s):  
Cornelius Rampf ◽  
Oliver Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Random Initial Data ◽  
Recursion Relations ◽  
Indispensable Tool ◽  
First Time ◽  
Very High

ABSTRACT Perturbation theory is an indispensable tool for studying the cosmic large-scale structure, and establishing its limits is therefore of utmost importance. One crucial limitation of perturbation theory is shell-crossing, which is the instance when cold-dark-matter trajectories intersect for the first time. We investigate Lagrangian perturbation theory (LPT) at very high orders in the vicinity of the first shell-crossing for random initial data in a realistic three-dimensional Universe. For this, we have numerically implemented the all-order recursion relations for the matter trajectories, from which the convergence of the LPT series at shell-crossing is established. Convergence studies performed at large orders reveal the nature of the convergence-limiting singularities. These singularities are not the well-known density singularities at shell-crossing but occur at later times when LPT already ceased to provide physically meaningful results.

scholarly journals Observational constraints of a new unified dark fluid and the H0 tension

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (2) ◽  
pp. 2071-2085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiqiang Yang ◽  
Supriya Pan ◽  
Andronikos Paliathanasis ◽  
Subir Ghosh ◽  
Yabo Wu
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Early Time ◽  
Observational Constraints ◽  
Minimal Extension ◽  
Energy Evolution ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Different Sources

ABSTRACT Unified cosmological models have received a lot of attention in astrophysics community for explaining both the dark matter and dark energy evolution. The Chaplygin cosmologies, a well-known name in this group have been investigated matched with observations from different sources. Obviously, Chaplygin cosmologies have to obey restrictions in order to be consistent with the observational data. As a consequence, alternative unified models, differing from Chaplygin model, are of special interest. In the present work, we consider a specific example of such a unified cosmological model, that is quantified by only a single parameter μ, that can be considered as a minimal extension of the Λ-cold dark matter cosmology. We investigate its observational boundaries together with an analysis of the universe at large scale. Our study shows that at early time the model behaves like a dust, and as time evolves, it mimics a dark energy fluid depicting a clear transition from the early decelerating phase to the late cosmic accelerating phase. Finally, the model approaches the cosmological constant boundary in an asymptotic manner. We remark that for the present unified model, the estimations of H0 are slightly higher than its local estimation and thus alleviating the H0 tension.

scholarly journals Aging haloes: implications of the magnitude gap on conditional statistics of stellar and gas properties of massive haloes

2020 ◽  
Vol 493 (1) ◽  
pp. 1361-1374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arya Farahi ◽  
Matthew Ho ◽  
Hy Trac
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Stellar Mass ◽  
Formation Time ◽  
Gas Content ◽  
Mass Relation ◽  
Cold Dark Matter Model ◽  
Conditional Statistics

ABSTRACT Cold dark matter model predicts that the large-scale structure grows hierarchically. Small dark matter haloes form first. Then, they grow gradually via continuous merger and accretion. These haloes host the majority of baryonic matter in the Universe in the form of hot gas and cold stellar phase. Determining how baryons are partitioned into these phases requires detailed modelling of galaxy formation and their assembly history. It is speculated that formation time of the same mass haloes might be correlated with their baryonic content. To evaluate this hypothesis, we employ haloes of mass above $10^{14}\, \mathrm{M}_{\odot }$ realized by TNG300 solution of the IllustrisTNG project. Formation time is not directly observable. Hence, we rely on the magnitude gap between the brightest and the fourth brightest halo galaxy member, which is shown that traces formation time of the host halo. We compute the conditional statistics of the stellar and gas content of haloes conditioned on their total mass and magnitude gap. We find a strong correlation between magnitude gap and gas mass, BCG stellar mass, and satellite galaxies stellar mass, but not the total stellar mass of halo. Conditioning on the magnitude gap can reduce the scatter about halo property–halo mass relation and has a significant impact on the conditional covariance. Reduction in the scatter can be as significant as 30 per cent, which implies more accurate halo mass prediction. Incorporating the magnitude gap has a potential to improve cosmological constraints using halo abundance and allows us to gain insight into the baryon evolution within these systems.

scholarly journals Large-Scale Structure of the Universe in Unstable Dark Matter Models

1988 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 293-300
Author(s):  
A.G. Doroshkevich ◽  
A.A. Klypin ◽  
M.U. Khlopov
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
Scale Structure ◽  
Microwave Background ◽  
Physical Background ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Universe

Processes of the formation and the evolution of the large-scale structure are discussed in the framework of unstable dark matter models. Six numerical models are presented. The projected distribution of simulated galaxies on the sky, wedge diagrams, correlation functions and the mean linear scale of voids are presented. Physical background of the hypothesis of unstable particles and possible observational tests are discussed. The level of the microwave background fluctuations is estimated analytically. Special attention is given to late stage of supercluster evolution and galaxy formation.

scholarly journals Impact of dark matter models on the EoR 21-cm signal bispectrum

2020 ◽  
Vol 497 (3) ◽  
pp. 2941-2953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anchal Saxena ◽  
Suman Majumdar ◽  
Mohd Kamran ◽  
Matteo Viel
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Structure Formation ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Power Spectra ◽  
Neutral Hydrogen ◽  
Cosmic Time ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Neutral Fraction ◽  
Small Scales ◽  
Low Mass

ABSTRACT The nature of dark matter sets the timeline for the formation of first collapsed haloes and thus affects the sources of reionization. Here, we consider two different models of dark matter: cold dark matter (CDM) and thermal warm dark matter (WDM), and study how they impact the epoch of reionization (EoR) and its 21-cm observables. Using a suite of simulations, we find that in WDM scenarios, the structure formation on small scales gets suppressed, resulting in a smaller number of low-mass dark matter haloes compared to the CDM scenario. Assuming that the efficiency of sources in producing ionizing photons remains the same, this leads to a lower number of total ionizing photons produced at any given cosmic time, thus causing a delay in the reionization process. We also find visual differences in the neutral hydrogen (H i) topology and in 21-cm maps in case of the WDM compared to the CDM. However, differences in the 21-cm power spectra, at the same neutral fraction, are found to be small. Thus, we focus on the non-Gaussianity in the EoR 21-cm signal, quantified through its bispectrum. We find that the 21-cm bispectra (driven by the H i topology) are significantly different in WDM models compared to the CDM, even for the same mass-averaged neutral fractions. This establishes that the 21-cm bispectrum is a unique and promising way to differentiate between dark matter models, and can be used to constrain the nature of the dark matter in the future EoR observations.

scholarly journals Small-scale Substructure in Dark Matter Haloes: Where Does Galaxy Formation Come to an End?

2004 ◽  
Vol 220 ◽  
pp. 91-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Taylor ◽  
J. Silk ◽  
A. Babul
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Power Spectrum ◽  
Structure Formation ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
High Redshift ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Analytic Model ◽  
Model Predictions ◽  
Low Mass

Models of structure formation based on cold dark matter predict that most of the small dark matter haloes that first formed at high redshift would have merged into larger systems by the present epoch. Substructure in present-day haloes preserves the remains of these ancient systems, providing the only direct information we may ever have about the low-mass end of the power spectrum. We describe some recent attempts to model halo substructure down to very small masses, using a semi-analytic model of halo formation. We make a preliminary comparison between the model predictions, observations of substructure in lensed systems, and the properties of local satellite galaxies.

scholarly journals Gravitino Warm Dark Matter Motivated by Gauge-Mediated Supersymmetry Breaking Theories

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 1275-1282 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kawasaki ◽  
Naoshi Sugiyama ◽  
T. Yanagida
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Power Spectrum ◽  
Supersymmetry Breaking ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Baryon Density ◽  
Present Observation ◽  
Matter Model ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Dark Matter Model

Gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking models suggest the presence of the light gravitino with mass ~ 1 keV which can be warm dark matter in our universe. We consider large scale structure of the universe in the warm dark matter model and find that the power spectrum of the gravitino dark matter is almost the same as that of a cold dark matter at scales larger than about 1 Mpc. We also study the Ly α absorption systems which are presumed to be galaxies at high redshifts and show that the baryon density in the damped Ly α absorption systems predicted by the gravitino dark matter model is quite consistent with the present observation.

scholarly journals Modelling the Large Scale Structure of the Universe after COBE

1995 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJ Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
Scale Structure ◽  
Expanding Universe ◽  
Model Predictions ◽  
Perturbation Spectrum ◽  
The Universe

N-body models running on supercomputers have been widely used to explore the development of structure in the expanding Universe. Recent results from the COBE satellite have provided a global normalisation of these models which now allows detailed comparisons to be drawn between observations and model predictions. Some predictions of the cold dark matter primordial perturbation spectrum are now shown to be consistent with surveys of galaxy redshifts.

scholarly journals Dwarf Galaxies as Cosmological Probes

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (S344) ◽  
pp. 455-463
Author(s):  
Julio F. Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Dark Matter Halos ◽  
Too Big To Fail ◽  
Sharp Minimum ◽  
Luminous Galaxies ◽  
Small Scales ◽  
Low Mass

AbstractThe Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) paradigm makes specific predictions for the abundance, structure, substructure and clustering of dark matter halos, the sites of galaxy formation. These predictions can be directly tested, in the low-mass halo regime, by dark matter-dominated dwarf galaxies. A number of potential challenges to LCDM have been identified when confronting the expected properties of dwarfs with observation. I review our understanding of a few of these issues, including the “missing satellites” and the “too-big-to-fail” problems, and argue that neither poses an insurmountable challenge to LCDM. Solving these problems requires that most dwarf galaxies inhabit halos of similar mass, and that there is a relatively sharp minimum halo mass threshold to form luminous galaxies. These predictions are eminently falsifiable. In particular, LCDM predicts a large number of “dark” low-mass halos, some of which should have retained enough primordial gas to be detectable in deep 21 cm or Hα surveys. Detecting this predicted population of “mini-halos” would be a major discovery and a resounding success for LCDM on small scales.

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