I How Do Quantum Fluctuations Shape Cosmic Structures?

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Quantum fluctuations play a significant role in shaping cosmic structures by generating non-Gaussian, exponential tails in the distribution of inflationary perturbations. These fluctuations influence the formation of collapsed structures, including primordial black holes, and have implications for large-scale structures in the universe. Notably, they increase the likelihood of heavy clusters, such as "El Gordo," and large voids associated with cosmic microwave background anomalies. Research indicates that these effects are critical for understanding the evolution of the universe's structure. Overall, quantum fluctuations are essential in the formation and distribution of cosmic structures on large scales.
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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
 
For the quantum state ##|l,m\rangle= |2,0\rangle## the z-component of angular momentum is zero and ##|L^2|=6 \hbar^2##. According to uncertainty it is impossible to determine the values of ##L_x, L_y, L_z## simultaneously. However, we know that ##L_x## and ## L_y##, like ##L_z##, get the values ##(-2,-1,0,1,2) \hbar##. In other words, for the state ##|2,0\rangle## we have ##\vec{L}=(L_x, L_y,0)## with ##L_x## and ## L_y## one of the values ##(-2,-1,0,1,2) \hbar##. But none of these...

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