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Theoretical Models for the Galaxy Angular Correlation Function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

H.M.P. Couchman
Affiliation:
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
J.R. Bond
Affiliation:
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

Abstract

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The spatial two point galaxy correlation function, ξ(r), is, at present, the most useful statistic for comparing theoretical models to observational data. We have derived expressions for the dynamical evolution of ξ for structures arising from Gaussian initial conditions under the assumption that non-linear evolution may be described by the Zel'dovich approximation. The observed angular correlation function, w(θ), places constraints on the spectrum of initial fluctuations on large scales.

Type
Appendix 1: Poster Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1988 

References

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