A Newtonian Motion Gauge found via Einstein-Boltzmann solver maps linear dynamics with scale-dependent growth and GR corrections to Newtonian equations, enabling consistent nonlinear EFT calculations that are transformed back for accuracy in real and redshift space.
New Perspective on Galaxy Clustering as a Cosmological Probe: General Relativistic Effects
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We present a general relativistic description of galaxy clustering in a FLRW universe. The observed redshift and position of galaxies are affected by the matter fluctuations and the gravity waves between the source galaxies and the observer, and the volume element constructed by using the observables differs from the physical volume occupied by the observed galaxies. Therefore, the observed galaxy fluctuation field contains additional contributions arising from the distortion in observable quantities and these include tensor contributions as well as numerous scalar contributions. We generalize the linear bias approximation to relate the observed galaxy fluctuation field to the underlying matter distribution in a gauge-invariant way. Our full formalism is essential for the consistency of theoretical predictions. As our first application, we compute the angular auto correlation of large-scale structure and its cross correlation with CMB temperature anisotropies. We comment on the possibility of detecting primordial gravity waves using galaxy clustering and discuss further applications of our formalism.
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Neglecting linear GR effects biases f_NL at 1–3σ for Euclid/SPHEREx in SFB forecasts; multi-tracer improves Doppler detection and weakly breaks b_ϕ f_NL degeneracy.
Fourier transforming over observer positions yields a diagonal power spectrum for any lightcone observable, from which standard two-point and higher-order statistics follow as projections.
Forecasts that cross-correlating 3G GW dark sirens with CSST photometric galaxies yields 1.04% precision on H0 and 2.04% on Omega_m while also constraining GW clustering bias.
Cross-correlating CSST galaxies with mock GW catalogs from ET2CE and BDET2CE networks can detect PBH merger fractions above ~40% and ~20% respectively via clustering bias differences.
Relativistic effects dominate large-scale galaxy power spectra and grow with redshift, but are largely insensitive to k-essence microphysics in Fourier space while the angular spectrum shows clearer model distinctions, especially for the tachyon.
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Effective Field Theory of Large Scale Structure and Newtonian Motion Gauges
A Newtonian Motion Gauge found via Einstein-Boltzmann solver maps linear dynamics with scale-dependent growth and GR corrections to Newtonian equations, enabling consistent nonlinear EFT calculations that are transformed back for accuracy in real and redshift space.
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Impact and measurability of linear relativistic effects in galaxy surveys
Neglecting linear GR effects biases f_NL at 1–3σ for Euclid/SPHEREx in SFB forecasts; multi-tracer improves Doppler detection and weakly breaks b_ϕ f_NL degeneracy.
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The observer power spectrum for lightcone statistics, integrated relativistic observables and wide angle effects
Fourier transforming over observer positions yields a diagonal power spectrum for any lightcone observable, from which standard two-point and higher-order statistics follow as projections.
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Synergy between CSST and third-generation gravitational-wave detectors: Inferring cosmological parameters using cross-correlation of dark sirens and galaxies
Forecasts that cross-correlating 3G GW dark sirens with CSST photometric galaxies yields 1.04% precision on H0 and 2.04% on Omega_m while also constraining GW clustering bias.
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Synergy between CSST and future gravitational-wave detectors: Probing primordial black holes by cross-correlating dark sirens with galaxies
Cross-correlating CSST galaxies with mock GW catalogs from ET2CE and BDET2CE networks can detect PBH merger fractions above ~40% and ~20% respectively via clustering bias differences.
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Relativistic effects in k-essence
Relativistic effects dominate large-scale galaxy power spectra and grow with redshift, but are largely insensitive to k-essence microphysics in Fourier space while the angular spectrum shows clearer model distinctions, especially for the tachyon.