Perturbations of matter fields in the second-order gauge-invariant cosmological perturbation theory

Kouji Nakamura
Phys. Rev. D 80, 124021 – Published 14 December 2009

Abstract

To show that the general framework of the second-order gauge-invariant perturbation theory developed by K. Nakamura [Prog. Theor. Phys. 110, 723 (2003); Prog. Theor. Phys. 113, 481 (2005)] is applicable to a wide class of cosmological situations, some formulas for the perturbations of the matter fields are summarized within the framework of the second-order gauge-invariant cosmological perturbation theory in a four-dimensional homogeneous isotropic universe, which is developed in Prog. Theor. Phys. 117, 17 (2007). We derive the formulas for the perturbations of the energy-momentum tensors and equations of motion for a perfect fluid, an imperfect fluid, and a single scalar field, and show that all equations are derived in terms of gauge-invariant variables without any gauge fixing. Through these formulas, we may say that the decomposition formulas for the perturbations of any tensor field into gauge-invariant and gauge-variant parts, which are proposed in the above papers, are universal.

  • Received 15 March 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.124021

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Kouji Nakamura

  • Department of Astronomical Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan

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Vol. 80, Iss. 12 — 15 December 2009

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