Practical statistics for the voids between galaxies
The voids between galaxies are identified with the volumes of the Poisson Voronoi tessellation. Two new survival functions for the apparent radii of voids are derived. The sectional normalized area of the Poisson Voronoi tessellation is modelled by the Kiang function and by the exponential...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Astronomical Observatory, Department of Astronomy, Belgrade
2010-01-01
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Series: | Serbian Astronomical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-698X/2010/1450-698X1081019Z.pdf |
Summary: | The voids between galaxies are identified with the volumes of the Poisson
Voronoi tessellation. Two new survival functions for the apparent radii of
voids are derived. The sectional normalized area of the Poisson Voronoi
tessellation is modelled by the Kiang function and by the exponential
function. Two new survival functions with equivalent sectional radius are
therefore derived; they represent an alternative to the survival function of
voids between galaxies as given by the self-similar distribution. The spatial
appearance of slices of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey is simulated. |
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ISSN: | 1450-698X 1820-9289 |