THE LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION OF GALAXIES AND CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES
THE LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION OF GALAXIES AND CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES
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星系和星系团的大尺度分布
DOI:
10.1086/129088
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发表时间:
1971
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
John Herschel
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作者:
John Herschel
The nonrandom clustering of galaxies and clusters of galaxies has attracted increasing attention in the past 40 years. The mathematical tests and criteria used to distinguish between an observed distribution and a Poisson, i.e., random, statistically uniform distribution, are outlined. The observational evidence for (and against) hierarchical clustering of galaxies and clusters on various characteristic length scales A from 0.1 Mpc to at least 100 Mpc, is reviewed. Some cosmological implications and possible origins of the clustering spectrum are discussed. Key words: galaxies - clusters of galaxies 1. Introduction 2. Subclustering: pairs and multiplets (A 0.1 Mpc) 3. Small-scale clustering: groups and small clusters (A 1 Mpc) 4. Statistical principles 5. Index of dumpiness and dispersion-subdivision curves 6. Correlation techniques and power spectrum analysis 7. Galactic absorption effects A. Average effects B. Fluctuation effects 8. Medium-scale clustering: large clusters, cloud complexes, and superclusters (A 10 Mpc) 9. The distribution of rich clusters A. The Zwicky Catalog B. The Abell Catalog 10.Large-scale clustering and density gradients (A 100 Mpc) 11.Galaxy clustering and the density-radius relation 12.The spectrum of clustering and its origin