宇宙拓扑学。第Va部分：可观测宇宙的信息含量
Cosmic topology. Part Va. Information content of the observable Universe
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中文总结 AI 辅助
该研究针对紧致空间拓扑宇宙，推导扰动模式协方差以估计拓扑信息，发现三维密度场可探测比二维宇宙微波背景大25%的拓扑，提出结合星系巡天等手段拓展可探测拓扑范围的可行途径。
中文摘要 AI 辅助
如果宇宙具有紧致空间拓扑，且其特征尺度未远大于可观测宇宙的直径，那么相关的对称变换会在密度扰动上留下特定的统计关联印记。我们推导了整个拓扑体积内扰动模式之间的协方差，并计算了由此产生的可观测子体积内模式间的协方差。随后，利用该协方差估计了全部可观测线性扰动所包含的、关于拓扑的可用信息。针对两个欧几里得样本案例——三维立方环面（$E_1$）和四分之一旋转三维环面（$E_3$），三维密度场携带的信息足以探测尺度比仅通过二维宇宙微波背景各向异性所能探测的大25%的拓扑。未来利用深场星系巡天或中性氢21厘米强度映射探测宇宙密度场，并结合对可允许拓扑的大参数空间进行计算密集型搜索，为拓展可探测宇宙拓扑的范围提供了可行途径。
英文摘要
If the Universe possesses a compact spatial topology with characteristic scale not much larger than the diameter of the observable Universe, then the associated symmetry transformations imprint specific statistical correlations on density perturbations. We derive the covariance between perturbation modes in the full topology volume and compute the induced covariance between modes in the observable subvolume. We then use this covariance to estimate the available information about topology contained in the full set of observable linear perturbations. For two sample Euclidean examples - the cubic three-torus ($E_1$) and a three-torus with a quarter turn ($E_3$) - the three-dimensional density field carries enough information to detect topology on scales up to 25 percent larger than those accessible from the two-dimensional cosmic microwave background anisotropies alone. Future probes of the cosmic density field using deep galaxy surveys or neutral-hydrogen 21-cm intensity mapping, combined with computationally intensive searches over the large parameter space of admissible topologies, thus offer a plausible avenue to extending the range of detectable cosmic topologies.
