arXiv · astro-ph/0312621
The Cosmic Quartet - Cosmological Parameters of a Smoothed Inhomogeneous Spacetime
Abstract
We discuss the relation between `bare' cosmological parameters as the true spatial average characteristics that determine the cosmological model, and the parameters interpreted by observers with a `Friedmannian bias', i.e., within a homogeneous space geometry. We may say that the latter are `dressed' by the smoothed-out geometrical inhomogeneities of the surveyed spatial region. We identify two effects that quantify the difference between `bare' and `dressed' parameters: `curvature backreaction' and `volume effect'. An estimate of the latter is given in terms of a simple geometrical example.
Explore related subjects
Keep this discovery
Explore connections, maps & timelines
Thomas Buchert, Mauro Carfora. 2003-12-25. The Cosmic Quartet - Cosmological Parameters of a Smoothed Inhomogeneous Spacetime. https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312621
Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.