arXiv · astro-ph/9711026
Relativistic Zel'dovich approximation in spherically symmetric model
Abstract
We compare relativistic approximation methods, which describe gravitational instability in the expanding universe, in a spherically symmetric model. Linear perturbation theory, second-order perturbation theory, relativistic Zel'dovich approximation, and relativistic post-Zel'dovich approximation are considered and compared with the Lema\^ıtre-Tolman-Bondi solution in order to examine the accuracy of these approximations. We consider some cases of inhomogeneous matter distribution while the homogeneous top-hat model has been usually taken in the previous Newtonian works. It is found that the Zel'dovich-type approximations are generally more accurate than the conventional perturbation theories in the weakly nonlinear regime. Applicable range of the Zel'dovich-type approximations is also discussed.
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Masaaki Morita, Kouji Nakamura, Masumi Kasai. 1997-11-04. Relativistic Zel'dovich approximation in spherically symmetric model. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.57.6094%2010.1103%2Fphysrevd.58.089903
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