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The Evolution of Small Perturbations

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The Early Universe

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Many aspects of a general theory of fluctuations can be guessed by studying a special, simple case — the behaviour of a spherical inhomogeneity in an expanding Friedmann universe filled with dust, i.e. zero-pressure matter.

“Worlds on worlds are rolling ever From creation to decay Like the bubbles on a river Sparkling, bursting, borne away.”

P.B. Shelley

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Börner, G. (2003). The Evolution of Small Perturbations. In: The Early Universe. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05267-9_11

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