arXiv Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
arXiv Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
4 years ago

Observational detection of correlation between galaxy spins and initial conditions. (arXiv:2003.04800v1 [astro-ph.CO])

Pavel Motloch, Hao-Ran Yu, Ue-Li Pen, Yuanbo Xie
Galaxy spins can be predicted from the initial conditions in the early Universe through the tidal tensor twist. In simulations, their directions are well preserved through cosmic time, consistent with expectations of angular momentum conservation. We report a detection of correlation between observed oriented directions of galaxy angular momenta and their predictions based on the initial density field reconstructed from the positions of SDSS galaxies. The detection is driven by a group of spiral galaxies classified by the Galaxy Zoo as (anti-)clockwise, with a modest improvement from adding galaxies from MaNGA and SAMI surveys. This is the first such detection of the oriented galaxy spin direction, which opens a way to use measurements of galaxy spins to probe fundamental physics in the early Universe.

Publisher URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2003.04800

DOI: arXiv:2003.04800v1

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