http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.08488
This chapter is a non-expert introduction to the effective field theory of large scale structure. First, we give a detailed pedagogical explanation of why previous attempts to build non-linear cosmological perturbation theory failed. After that we introduce the description of dark matter as an effective non-ideal fluid and show how it corrects the shortcomings of the previous approaches. Finally, we develop a formulation of the effective field theory of large-scale structure from a nonequilibrium field theory perspective, called time-sliced perturbation theory. We show how this framework can be used for a consistent renormalization of cosmological correlation functions and a systematic resummation of large infrared effects relevant for the baryon acoustic oscillations.
M. Ivanov
Mon, 19 Dec 22
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Comments: 46 pages, 11 figures. Invited chapter for the Section “Effective Quantum Gravity” edited by C. Burgess and J. Donoghue of the “Handbook of Quantum Gravity” (Eds. C. Bambi, L. Modesto and I.L. Shapiro, Springer Nature, expected in 2023)