Cosmology with extreme galaxy clusters

This thesis describes the use of the rarest high-mass and high-redshift galaxy clusters to constrain cosmology, with a particular focus on the methodology of Extreme Value Statistics (EVS). Motivated by the prospect that even a single sufficiently high mass and high redshift cluster can provide stro...

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Main Author: Harrison, Ian
Published: Cardiff University 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.590333