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Galaxy correlations and cosmology

S. Michael Fall

S. Michael Fall

  • Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, England, and Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Rev. Mod. Phys. 51, 21 – Published 1 January, 1979

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.51.21

Abstract

Correlations in the distribution of galaxies provide some important clues about the structure and evolution of the Universe on scales larger than individual galaxies. In recent years much effort has been devoted to estimating and interpreting galaxy correlations. This is a review of these efforts. It is meant to provide both an introductory overview of the subject and a critical assessment of some recent developments.

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