Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 iii Paper 71 7 a Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-14
Use the convention consistent with the supplied fluid transformations: , so the synchronous spatial metric is . For a passive coordinate displacement , , the metric perturbation changes by . Computing its components givesThe Newtonian gauge has no mixed component and no traceless spatial part. ThusMatching and givesThis is the synchronous-to-Newtonian transformation with positive spatial perturbations. The original PDF uses in the spatial displacement; the converted TeX loses the hat. Using would require instead. The nonzero modes are understood.
Let , and . The synchronous-to-Newtonian transformation with positive spatial perturbations gives . Since , the displayed identity follows by integration. The emission endpoint combines intrinsic and velocity shifts into the ordinary Sachs-Wolfe effect; the local observer endpoint is a monopole plus a dipole. Without anisotropic stress the remaining integral is the Integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect, . The angular term in the synchronous contraction is positive for this metric convention.