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On the Fluctuations of the Surface Brightness of Galaxies

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Plasma and the Universe

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We consider the problem of correlation between the surface brightnesses of two nearby points for an external galaxy under certain simplifying assumptions. A probability density function for these intensities are derived, as are its moments and correlation coefficient.

Paper dedicated to Professor Hannes Alfvén on the occasion of his 80th birthday, 30 May 1988.

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  • Ambartsumian, V. A. and Gordeladze, Sh. G.: 1938, Bull. Abast. Obs. 2, 37.

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  1. Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, Armenian Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenian SSR, U.S.S.R.

    V. A. Ambartsumian

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  1. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Carl-Gunne Fälthammar

  2. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jola, California, USA

    Gustaf Arrhenius

  3. Chevron Oil Field Research Company, La Habra, California, USA

    Bibhas R. De

  4. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Nicolai Herlofson

  5. University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA

    D. Asoka Mendis

  6. Department of Astronomy, The University, Manchester, UK

    Zdeněk Kopal

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Ambartsumian, V.A. (1988). On the Fluctuations of the Surface Brightness of Galaxies. In: Fälthammar, CG., Arrhenius, G., De, B.R., Herlofson, N., Mendis, D.A., Kopal, Z. (eds) Plasma and the Universe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3021-6_42

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