Published May 1, 1975
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Journal article
Evidence for a spatially homogeneous component of the Universe: single galaxies
Creators
- 1. Hale Observatories, California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Description
A study of the distribution in the sky of galaxies brighter than 14th magnitude reveals two populations. One strongly clustered population has a covariance function w (theta) approx.theta-1 and contains roughly 60 percent of all galaxies. The remaining galaxies are distributed almost uniformly with w (theta) approx. =0. The two populations are defined by the presence or absence (respectively) of nearby (approximately-less-than45') companions. The implications for the definition of clusters and the field, the growth of structure in the universe, and cosmology are discussed briefly
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1086/181785;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Journal Volume
- 197
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Astrophys. J., Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- L89
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 6211776
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; COSMOLOGY; DENSITY; GALAXIES; GALAXY CLUSTERS; GRAVITATION; INSTABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNIVERSE
- Descriptors DEC
- DISTRIBUTION; FUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Notes
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