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SUMMARY:Einstein's signature in cosmological large-scale structure - David
  Wands (ICG Portsmouth)
DTSTART:20141027T130000Z
DTEND:20141027T140000Z
UID:TALK55367@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:33215
DESCRIPTION:Galaxies are biased tracers of the underlying matter distribut
 ion in our Universe. The distribution of primordial density perturbations 
 is a key discriminant between different models for the origin of structure
 \, and deviations from a simple Gaussian distribution can give rise to sca
 le-dependent bias on the largest observable scales. Studying large scales 
 close to the Hubble-horizon requires a consistent relativistic interpretat
 ion of gravitational collapse on small-scales\, but standard treatments (a
 nd numerical simulations) are based on Newtonian gravity. I will show how 
 Einstein's general relativity gives rise to a characteristic signature in 
 the distribution of galaxies on large-scales.
LOCATION:CMS\, Pav. B\, CTC Common Room (B1.19) [Potter Room]
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