Dark matter gravitational clustering with a long-range scalar interaction

作者:Hellwing Wojciech A*; Juszkiewicz Roman
来源:Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 2009, 80(8): 083522.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.80.083522

摘要

We explore the possibility of improving the Lambda CDM model at megaparsec scales by introducing a scalar interaction that increases the mutual gravitational attraction of dark matter particles. Using N-body simulations, we study the spatial distribution of dark matter particles and halos. We measure the effect of modifications in the Newton's gravity on properties of the two-point correlation function, the dark matter power spectrum, the cumulative halo mass function, and density probability distribution functions. The results look promising: the scalar interactions produce desirable features at megaparsec scales without spoiling the Lambda CDM successes at larger scales.

  • 出版日期2009-10

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