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Is the Criticism of the Virgocentric Flow Model Justified?

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Galaxy Distances and Deviations from Universal Expansion

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Tests of the Virgocentric flow model by numerical simulations must follow strict ground rules in order realistically to mimic the real Virgo Supercluster. An hypothesis is made as to what such “realistic” simulations will find, and a challenge is issued to prove or disprove this hypothesis.

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Yahil, A. (1986). Is the Criticism of the Virgocentric Flow Model Justified?. In: Madore, B.F., Tully, R.B. (eds) Galaxy Distances and Deviations from Universal Expansion. NATO ASI Series, vol 180. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4702-3_26

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