TITLE:
Holographic Principle and Large Scale Structure in the Universe
AUTHORS:
T. R. Mongan
KEYWORDS:
Holographic Principle, Large Scale Structure, Self-Similarity
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Modern Physics,
Vol.2 No.12,
December
28,
2011
ABSTRACT: A reasonable representation of large scale structure, in a closed universe so large it’s nearly flat, can be developed by extending the holographic principle and assuming the bits of information describing the distribution of matter density in the universe remain in thermal equilibrium with the cosmic microwave background radiation. The analysis identifies three levels of self-similar large scale structure, corresponding to superclusters, galaxies, and star clusters, between today’s observable universe and stellar systems. The self-similarity arises because, according to the virial theorem, the average gravitational potential energy per unit volume in each structural level is the same and depends only on the gravitational constant. The analysis indicates stellar systems first formed at z ≈ 62, consistent with the findings of Naoz et al., and self-similar large scale structures began to appear at redshift z ≈ 4. It outlines general features of development of self-similar large scale structures at redshift z