Non-linear perturbations of cosmological scalar fields
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Nonlinear perturbations of cosmological scalar fields
We present a covariant formalism for studying nonlinear perturbations of scalar fields. In particular, we consider the case of two scalar fields and introduce the notion of adiabatic and isocurvature covectors. We obtain differential equations governing the evolution of these two covectors, as well as the evolution equation for the covector associated with the curvature perturbation. The form o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1475-7516
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2007/02/017