Abstract
Six strips of the CfA redshift survey extension are now complete. The data continue to support a picture in which galaxies are on thin sheets which nearly surround vast low density voids. In this and similar surveys the largest structures are comparable with the extent of the survey. Voids like the one in Bootes are a common feature of the large-scale distribution of galaxies. The observed structure presents a serious challenge for models.
Within the context of the observed structure in redshift space, we discuss the issue of “fair samples” of the galaxy distribution. We examine statistical measures of the galaxy distribution including the two-point correlation functions. We comment on limits on large-scale flows and on the distribution of groups and clusters of galaxies in the survey.
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Geller, M.J. (1989). The Large-Scale Distribution of Galaxies. In: Caffo, M., Fanti, R., Giacomelli, G., Renzini, A. (eds) Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 155. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0965-6_6
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