Linear density modes with polytropic pressure

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Linear density modes with polytropic pressure by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
In a flat matter-dominated universe with and , the squared sound speed scales as . Each comoving Fourier mode then satisfies an Euler-Cauchy equation, with gravitational growth at long wavelengths and logarithmic-time acoustic oscillations at short wavelengths.

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