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| author | Blot, Linda Gayoux, Théo Schmidt, Fabian Corasaniti, Pier Stefano de Ligondes, Bastien |
| author_facet | Blot, Linda Gayoux, Théo Schmidt, Fabian Corasaniti, Pier Stefano de Ligondes, Bastien |
| contents | We present the first cosmological simulations that consistently include nonlinear clustering dark energy evolved as a fluid with the numerical hydrodynamics code Nefertiti. Dark energy perturbations become fully nonlinear on small scales, developing significant density fluctuations without exhibiting the catastrophic instabilities previously reported. We show results for the density distribution, power spectrum, and halo profiles of dark energy. Clustering dark energy contributes to the total density perturbation at the $\sim 10\%$ level inside and around massive halos in our simulations with constant $w=-0.9$, a significant potential signal for lensing and dynamical probes. These simulations pave the way to robust constraints on the speed of sound of dark energy perturbations from large-scale structure data. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of clustering dark energy with Nefertiti Blot, Linda Gayoux, Théo Schmidt, Fabian Corasaniti, Pier Stefano de Ligondes, Bastien Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics We present the first cosmological simulations that consistently include nonlinear clustering dark energy evolved as a fluid with the numerical hydrodynamics code Nefertiti. Dark energy perturbations become fully nonlinear on small scales, developing significant density fluctuations without exhibiting the catastrophic instabilities previously reported. We show results for the density distribution, power spectrum, and halo profiles of dark energy. Clustering dark energy contributes to the total density perturbation at the $\sim 10\%$ level inside and around massive halos in our simulations with constant $w=-0.9$, a significant potential signal for lensing and dynamical probes. These simulations pave the way to robust constraints on the speed of sound of dark energy perturbations from large-scale structure data. |
| title | Cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of clustering dark energy with Nefertiti |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.16248 |