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A slice of the universeA preliminary discussion is presented of recent results obtained as part of the extension of the Center of Astrophysics redshift survey. Several features of the results are striking. The distribution of galaxies in the sample, which contains 1100 galaxies in a 6 deg x 117 deg strip going through the Coma cluster, looks like a slice through the suds in the kitchen sink. It appears that the galaxies are on the surfaces of bubble-like structures with diameters of 25-50/h-Mpc. The largest bubble in the survey has a diameter comparable with the most recent estimates of the diameter of the void in Bootes. This topology poses serious challenges for current models for the formation of large-scale structure. The best available model for generating these structures is the explosive galaxy formation theory of Ostriker and Cowie (1981).
Document ID
19860045933
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
De Lapparent, V.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA; Ecole Normale Superieure de Jeunes Filles; Paris VII, Universite France)
Geller, M. J.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Huchra, J. P.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor
Volume: 302
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
86A30671
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-201
Distribution Limits
Public
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