 Linear growth factor (source code)

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= Linear growth factor
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The linear growth factor multiplies the growing mode of a linear cosmological density perturbation, so $\delta(\mathbf x,t)=D(t)\delta(\mathbf x,t_0)/D(t_0)$ when scale-independent growth applies.

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