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Superclustering in the explosion scenario. II - Prolate spheroidal shells from superconducting cosmic stringsIf galaxies form on shells, then clusters of galaxies should form at the vertices where three shells intersect. Weinberg, Ostriker, and Dekel (WOD, 1989) studied this picture quantitatively and found that an intersecting spherical shell model reproduces many of the properties of the observed distribution of galaxy clusters, but that too much superclustering is produced. In this paper, the WOD analysis is repeated with prolate spheroids that could be created by superconducting cosmic strings. It is found that most of the attractive features of the WOD model are maintained in the more general case and there is slight improvement in some aspects, but that the overall problem of excessive superclustering is not really alleviated.
Document ID
19900025071
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Borden, David
(Princeton Univ. NJ, United States)
Ostriker, Jeremiah P.
(Princeton Univ. NJ, United States)
Weinberg, David H.
(Princeton University NJ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
October 15, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 345
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
90A12126
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-765
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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