It is pointed out that the exact renormalization group approach to cosmological perturbation theory, proposed in Matarrese and Pietroni, JCAP 0706 (2007) 026, arXiv:astro-ph/0703563 and arXiv:astro-ph/0702653, constitutes a misnomer. Rather, having instructively cast this classical problem into path integral form, the evolution equation then derived comes about as a special case of considering how the generating functional responds to variations of the primordial power spectrum.
Response to Leahy's Comment on the Data's Indication of Cosmological Birefringence
最近,J. P. Leahy评论了(astro-ph/9704285)无线电波在宇宙学距离上传播的各向异性指示,由Nodland和Ralston(B. Nodland和J.P. Ralston,Phys. Rev. Lett. 78,3043(1997); astro-ph/9704196)。不幸的是,Leahy忽略了统计比较的必要性,过分地选择数据,比较不相容的措施,使用无法解决双折射的变量,并在他提出的计算中犯错误。
Reply to "Comment on 'Quantization of FRW spacetimes in the presence of a cosmological constant and radiation'"
爱茉莉的评论{ \it et al.} [gr-qc/0611029]包含了对我们最近的一篇论文[Phys. Rev. D { \bf 73},044022(2006)]中报道的结果的数值精度的有效批评,以及关于如何表征量子宇宙学奇点的新想法。然而,我们认为,与评论中所建议的相反,我们研究的量子宇宙学模型几乎没有表现出任何奇异行为的迹象。
Comment on ``Cosmological Gamma Ray Bursts and the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays''
在不久前发表在PRL上的一封具有上述标题的信中,Waxman提出了一个有趣的建议,即宇宙伽马射线暴(GRB)是超高能宇宙射线(UHECR)的来源。Milgrom和Usov以及Vietri也独立提出了这一点。然而,最近对伽玛暴及其余辉的观测,特别是最近来自Akeno Great Air Shwoer Array(AGASA)的UHECR数据排除了河外伽玛暴作为UHECR的来源。