CDM density equation in a matter-radiation universe

ID: cdm-density-equation-in-a-matter-radiation-universe

In Synchronous gauge in cosmology with coordinates comoving with cold dark matter, the linearized Einstein field equations and matter conservation give the displayed density equation. Primes denote conformal time derivatives. The radiation term contains its pressure contribution and cannot be dropped on superhorizon scales merely because radiation oscillates after cosmological horizon entry.

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