Physics NotePublished
Fluctuations in a Primordial Anisotropic Era
M. Novello; L. R. Freitas
1997
Publication details
- Authors
- M. Novello; L. R. Freitas
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1997
- Description
- The primordial Universe is treated in terms of a non-perfect fluid configuration endowed with an anisotropic expansion. The deGennes-Landau mechanism of phase transition acts as a very efficient process to provide the elimination of the previous anisotropy and to set the universe in the current isotropic FRW stage. The entropy produced, as a consequence of the phase transition, depends on the strenght of the previous shear. We suggest the hypothesis that the germinal perturbations that will grow into the observed system of galaxies occur in the anisotropic era. We present a model to deal with this idea that provides a power spectrum of fluctuations of the form <math>\delta_{k}^{2} \sim 1/(a + b k^{2})\,\!</math>. We compare this prediction of our model to the current knowledge on the galaxy formation process.
- Year
- 1997
- Number
- CBPF-NF-054/97
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No