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Comparison of the correlation functions of bright and faint galaxies

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Large-Scale Structures in the Universe Observational and Analytical Methods

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It is a generally accepted assumption that correlation is independent of absolute magnitude. We choose two samples from the CfA galaxy catalogue: bright galaxies with magnitudes M ≤ 19.16 and faint galaxies with M ≥ 17.16. We have found that the bright galaxies are significantly stronger correlated than the faint galaxies. In the most characteristic range of separations the ratio of pair-frequencies is nearly constant: (ζbright(r) ± 1)1(ζfaint(r) + 1) = 2.15 ± 0.1 for 2 Mpc ≤ r ≤ 8 Mpc.

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  • Efstathiou, G., Ellis, R.S., Peterson, B.A., 1988. Mon. Not. R. astr. Soc, 232, 431.

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  1. Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA

    J. Hollósi

  2. Roland Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary

    J. Hollósi

  3. Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, England, UK

    G. Efstathiou

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W. C. Seitter H. W. Duerbeck M. Tacke

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Hollósi, J., Efstathiou, G. (1988). Comparison of the correlation functions of bright and faint galaxies. In: Seitter, W.C., Duerbeck, H.W., Tacke, M. (eds) Large-Scale Structures in the Universe Observational and Analytical Methods. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 310. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-50135-5_62

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