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A general relativistic approach

The quality and quantity of current and forthcoming cosmological datasets call for both analytical and numerical modelling of the dynamics of nonlinear gravitational matter based on general relativity.

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Matarrese, S. A general relativistic approach. Nature Phys 12, 293–294 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3706

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