I How Do Quantum Fluctuations Shape Cosmic Structures?

Leandro Bolonini
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How do quantum fluctuations affect the formation and evolution of structures in the universe on large scales?
How do quantum fluctuations affect the formation and evolution of structures in the universe on large scales?
 
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That's quite a broad question. Have you done any research on this yourself?
 
@Leandro Bolonini An example paper exploring possible relations between primordial fluctuations and large-scale structures:

https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.06317
primordial quantum diffusion unavoidably generates non-Gaussian, exponential tails in the distribution of inflationary perturbations. These exponential tails have direct consequences for the formation of collapsed structures in the universe, as has been studied in the context of primordial black holes. We show that these tails also affect the very-largescale structures, making heavy clusters like “El Gordo”, or large voids like the one associated with the cosmic microwave background cold spot, more probable
 
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Insights auto threads is broken atm, so I'm manually creating these for new Insight articles. Towards the end of the first lecture for the Qiskit Global Summer School 2025, Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, Olivia Lanes (Global Lead, Content and Education IBM) stated... Source: https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/quantum-entanglement-is-a-kinematic-fact-not-a-dynamical-effect/ by @RUTA
I am reading WHAT IS A QUANTUM FIELD THEORY?" A First Introduction for Mathematicians. The author states (2.4 Finite versus Continuous Models) that the use of continuity causes the infinities in QFT: 'Mathematicians are trained to think of physical space as R3. But our continuous model of physical space as R3 is of course an idealization, both at the scale of the very large and at the scale of the very small. This idealization has proved to be very powerful, but in the case of Quantum...

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