Understanding the cosmic web

We investigate the characteristics and the time evolution of the cosmic web from redshift, z=2, to present time, within the framework of the \nexus{} algorithm. This necessitates the introduction of new analysis tools optimally suited to describe the very intricate and hierarchical pattern that is t...

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Published in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2014-06, Vol.11 (S308), p.47-56
Main Authors: Cautun, Marius, van de Weygaert, Rien, Jones, Bernard J. T., Frenk, Carlos S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Boundaries
Contributed Papers
Cosmology
Dark matter
Density
Evolution
Filaments
Optimization
Red shift
Universe
Voids
Walls
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Summary:We investigate the characteristics and the time evolution of the cosmic web from redshift, z=2, to present time, within the framework of the \nexus{} algorithm. This necessitates the introduction of new analysis tools optimally suited to describe the very intricate and hierarchical pattern that is the cosmic web. In particular, we characterising filaments (walls) in terms of their linear (surface) mass density, which is very good in capturing the evolution of these structures. At early times the cosmos is dominated by tenuous filaments and sheets, which, during subsequent evolution, merge together, such that the present day web is dominated by fewer, but much more massive, structures. We show also that voids are more naturally described in terms of their boundaries and not their centres. We illustrate this for void density profiles, which, when expressed as a function of the distance from void boundary, show a universal profile in good qualitative agreement with the theoretical shell-crossing framework of expanding underdense regions.
ISSN:1743-9213
1743-9221
DOI:10.1017/S1743921316009613