CAMB: formula for matter power specturm

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Zhuangfei Wang
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CAMB: formula for matter power specturm

Post by Zhuangfei Wang » November 16 2022

Hello, maybe a simple question about the matter power spectrum. I am just having some trouble getting the exact formula of matter power spectrum from CAMB. If I am not mistaken, the expression I have in mind will be:

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outpower = (transfer_var1* transfer_var2)*2*pi*2*h^3/k^3*InitPower
based on the code in "Transfer_GetMatterPowerD" of result.f90:

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atransfer=MTrans%TransferData(s1,ik,itf)*MTrans%TransferData(s2,ik,itf)
matpower(ik) = log(atransfer*k*const_pi*const_twopi*h**3)
However, in the same function, it also uses the calculations below before taking exponential to get the final outpower, which is sort of confusing to me. Could anyone help to explain the reason for these steps? Is my very first formula for PK too simplistic or wrong? Thanks.

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    do il=1, npoints
        xi=logmink + dlnkh*(il-1)
        if (xi < kvals(1)) then
            outpower(il)=-30.
            cycle
        end if
        do while ((xi > kvals(llo+1)).and.(llo < MTrans%num_q_trans))
            llo=llo+1
            if (llo >= MTrans%num_q_trans) exit
        end do
        if (llo == MTrans%num_q_trans) then
            lastix = il
            exit
        end if
        lhi=llo+1
        ho=kvals(lhi)-kvals(llo)
        a0=(kvals(lhi)-xi)/ho
        b0=(xi-kvals(llo))/ho

        outpower(il) = a0*matpower(llo)+ b0*matpower(lhi)+((a0**3-a0)* ddmat(llo) &
            +(b0**3-b0)*ddmat(lhi))*ho**2/6
    end do

    do while (lastix <= npoints)
        !Do linear extrapolation in the log
        !Obviouly inaccurate, non-linear etc, but OK if only using in tails of window functions
        outpower(lastix) = 2*outpower(lastix-1) - outpower(lastix-2)
        lastix = lastix+1
    end do
 

Antony Lewis
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Re: CAMB: formula for matter power specturm

Post by Antony Lewis » November 16 2022

This is just spline interpolating onto a grid

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