Weakly non-Gaussian formula for the Minkowski functionals in general dimensions

Takahiko Matsubara and Satoshi Kuriki
Phys. Rev. D 104, 103522 – Published 18 November 2021

Abstract

The Minkowski functionals are useful statistics to quantify the morphology of various random fields. They have been applied to numerous analyses of geometrical patterns, including various types of cosmic fields, morphological image processing, etc. In some cases, including cosmological applications, small deviations from the Gaussianity of the distribution are of fundamental importance. Analytic formulas for the expectation values of Minkowski functionals with small non-Gaussianity have been derived in limited cases to date. We generalize these previous works to derive an analytic expression for expectation values of Minkowski functionals up to second-order corrections of non-Gaussianity in a space of general dimensions. The derived formula has sufficient generality to be applied to any random fields with weak non-Gaussianity in a statistically homogeneous and isotropic space of any dimensions.

  • Received 12 November 2020
  • Accepted 20 October 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.103522

© 2021 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Gravitation, Cosmology & Astrophysics

Authors & Affiliations

Takahiko Matsubara1,2,* and Satoshi Kuriki3,4,†

  • 1Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Oho 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
  • 2The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
  • 3The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, 10-3 Midoricho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8562, Japan
  • 4The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8562, Japan

  • *tmats@post.kek.jp
  • kuriki@ism.ac.jp

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Vol. 104, Iss. 10 — 15 November 2021

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