Vol. 4 (2001) > lrr-2001-2
doi: 10.12942/lrr-2001-2
Living Rev. Relativity 4 (2001), 2
Computational Cosmology: From the Early Universe to the Large Scale Structure
1 University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Article Abstract
In order to account for the observable Universe, any comprehensive theory or model of cosmology must draw from many disciplines of physics, including gauge theories of strong and weak interactions, the hydrodynamics and microphysics of baryonic matter, electromagnetic fields, and spacetime curvature, for example. Although it is difficult to incorporate all these physical elements into a single complete model of our Universe, advances in computing methods and technologies have contributed significantly towards our understanding of cosmological models, the Universe, and astrophysical processes within them. A sample of numerical calculations (and numerical methods) applied to specific issues in cosmology are reviewed in this article: from the Big Bang singularity dynamics to the fundamental interactions of gravitational waves; from the quark-hadron phase transition to the large scale structure of the Universe. The emphasis, although not exclusively, is on those calculations designed to test different models of cosmology against the observed Universe.
Keywords: physical cosmology, relativistic cosmology, numerical methods
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Article History
| ORIGINAL | http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-1998-2 |
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| Title | Physical and Relativistic Numerical Cosmology |
| Author | Peter Anninos |
| Date | accepted 15 January 1998, published 26 January 1998 |
| UPDATE | http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-1998-9 |
| Title | Computational Cosmology: from the Early Universe to the Large Scale Structure |
| Author | Peter Anninos |
| Date | accepted 11 August 1998, published 15 September 1998 |
| Changes | Article revision that included addition of new figures, expanded existing sections, added several new sections
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| UPDATE | http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2001-2 |
| Title | Computational Cosmology: From the Early Universe to the Large Scale Structure |
| Author | Peter Anninos |
| Date | accepted 15 February 2001, published 20 March 2001 |
| Changes | Article revision adding two new sections on 'chaotic scalar field dynamics' and 'SZ effect' and an appendix on basic equations and numerical methods.
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| FAST-TRACK REVISION | |
| Date | accepted 9 December 2004, published 14 April 2005 |
| Changes | Fast-track revision to include recent developments. 37 new references have been added.
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