$\texttt{GENGARS}$: Accurate non-Gaussian initial conditions with arbitrary bispectrum for N-body simulations
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| author | Fondi, Emanuele Verde, Licia Baldi, Marco Coulton, William Villaescusa-Navarro, Francisco Wandelt, Benjamin Dan |
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| contents | Primordial non-Gaussianity is predicted by various inflationary models, and N-body simulations are a crucial tool for studying its imprints on large-scale structure. In this work, we present \texttt{GENGARS} ( GEnerator of Non-Gaussian ARbitrary Shapes), a framework for generating accurate non-Gaussian initial conditions for N-body simulations. It builds upon the formulation introduced by Wagner \& Verde (2012), enabling to generate a primordial gravitational potential with a desired separable bispectrum $B_Φ(k_1,k_2,k_3)$. For the local, equilateral and orthogonal non-Gaussian templates, we benchmark our method against the well-established \texttt{2LPT-PNG} code. We show that \texttt{GENGARS} achieves improved accuracy and lower noise by suppressing spurious contributions to the primordial power spectrum. This paper aims at presenting the method, quantifying its performance and illustrating the benefits and applicable use cases over existing approaches. |
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| spellingShingle | $\texttt{GENGARS}$: Accurate non-Gaussian initial conditions with arbitrary bispectrum for N-body simulations Fondi, Emanuele Verde, Licia Baldi, Marco Coulton, William Villaescusa-Navarro, Francisco Wandelt, Benjamin Dan Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Primordial non-Gaussianity is predicted by various inflationary models, and N-body simulations are a crucial tool for studying its imprints on large-scale structure. In this work, we present \texttt{GENGARS} ( GEnerator of Non-Gaussian ARbitrary Shapes), a framework for generating accurate non-Gaussian initial conditions for N-body simulations. It builds upon the formulation introduced by Wagner \& Verde (2012), enabling to generate a primordial gravitational potential with a desired separable bispectrum $B_Φ(k_1,k_2,k_3)$. For the local, equilateral and orthogonal non-Gaussian templates, we benchmark our method against the well-established \texttt{2LPT-PNG} code. We show that \texttt{GENGARS} achieves improved accuracy and lower noise by suppressing spurious contributions to the primordial power spectrum. This paper aims at presenting the method, quantifying its performance and illustrating the benefits and applicable use cases over existing approaches. |
| title | $\texttt{GENGARS}$: Accurate non-Gaussian initial conditions with arbitrary bispectrum for N-body simulations |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.01855 |