Kyrios
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Homework Statement
How do I calculate the temperature at which a galactic scale perturbation enters the horizon?
This would be for radiation domination.
Homework Equations
[tex]\left( \frac{\delta \rho}{\rho} \right)_{\lambda_0} (t) = \left( \frac{a(t)}{a_{eq}} \right) \left( \frac{\delta \rho}{\rho} \right)_{HOR}[/tex]
[tex]a \propto \frac{1}{T}[/tex]
[tex]\rho \propto a^{-4} \propto T^4[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
length scale of the perturbation is [itex]\lambda_0[/itex] = 1 Mpc
matter-radiation equality perturbation is [itex]\lambda_{0 eq}[/itex] = 100 Mpc
temperature at equality [itex]T_{eq}[/itex] ~ 1 eV
If I do this like for matter domination it gets a little over 8 kev, but I'm not sure how to do it for radiation domination.