Next Contents Previous

Chapter 5. Structure Formation Scenarios and Observational Constraints

5.1. The Gravitational Instability Paradigm
5.1.1. Continuity Equation
5.1.2. Euler's Equation
5.1.3. Stability Criterion in a Static Fluid
5.1.4. Gravitational Instability in an Expanding Universe
5.1.5. The OMEGA = 1 Solution
5.1.6. The OMEGA = 0 Solution
5.1.7. Numerical Games with the Jeans Mass

5.2. Statistical Characterization of Structure
5.2.1. What Comes First - Galaxy-size or Cluster-size Potentials?
5.2.2. Biasing in the Universe

5.3. Some Possible Cosmogenic Scenarios
5.3.1. The Power Spectrum of the Galaxy Distribution
5.3.2. Can CDM be Saved?
5.3.3. Beyond CDM: More Exotic Scenarios

5.4. Observational Constraints
5.4.1. Large Scale Constraints
5.4.2. Small Scale Constraints

5.5. Summary