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by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
Primordial densityperturbations (from inflation)Super-horizon:frozen/growing per background eraHorizon re-entrySub-horizon growth stalls(Mészáros effect): δ ∝ ln aGrowth begins immediately:δ ∝ aMatter–radiationequalityδ approachesorder unity?Non-linear collapse:linear theory breaks downVirialized dark matter halo— seed of a galaxy/clusterDuring radiation dominationDuring matter dominationYes

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