Synchronous-to-Newtonian density transformation with a lapse

ID: synchronous-to-newtonian-density-transformation-with-a-lapse

For spatial scalar convention and , a passive gauge displacement gives and . Moving from synchronous gauge to Newtonian gauge therefore requires and . A scalar density transforms by , giving the displayed density contrast relation. Keeping the background lapse function explicit prevents cosmic-time and conformal-time factors from being confused.

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