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	宇宙論的摂動理論	光度曲線解析
分野	応用物理学	応用物理学
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	1902	1880
提唱者	James Jeans	Edward Pickering
種類	Theoretical framework and computational method	Signal processing and astronomical observation technique
原典	Jeans, J. H. (1902). The stability of a spherical nebula. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 199, 1-53.	Ricker, G. R., et al. (2015). TESS: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 1(1), 014003.
別名	structure formation theory, linear perturbations, growth of density fluctuations	photometric analysis, transit photometry, eclipsing binary analysis
関連	3	3
概要	Cosmological perturbation theory describes how small density fluctuations in the early universe grow into galaxies, clusters, and large-scale structure under gravity. Originating from James Jeans's 1902 stability analysis and extended by Lifshitz, Bardeen, and others, this theory is the foundation of structure formation cosmology. It explains how quantum fluctuations in the early universe—amplified by inflation—seeded the growth of all cosmic structures.	Light curve analysis is the study of the brightness variation of a celestial object over time, used to detect and characterize exoplanets, eclipsing binaries, and variable stars. When a planet transits in front of its host star, the star's brightness dips slightly. By analyzing these photometric signatures, astronomers can determine planetary radii, orbital periods, and atmospheric properties. This method has discovered thousands of exoplanets and revealed the structure of stellar systems.