The method of a two-point conditional column density for estimating the fractal dimension of the distribution of galaxies |
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Authors: | Yu V Baryshev Yu L Bukhmastova |
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Institution: | (1) Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskii pr. 28, Petrodvorets, 198504, Russia |
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Abstract: | We suggest a new method for estimating the fractal dimension of the spatial distribution of galaxies: the method of selected cylinders. We show the capabilities of this method by constructing a two-point conditional column density for galaxies with known redshifts from the LEDA database. The fractal dimension of a sample of LEDA and EDR SDSS galaxies has been estimated to be 2.1±0.1 for cylinder lengths of 200 Mpc. A major advantage of the suggested method is that it allows scales comparable to the catalog depth to be analyzed for galaxy surveys in the form of conical sectors and small fields in the sky. |
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Keywords: | galaxies groups and clusters of galaxies intergalactic gas spatial galaxy distribution fractal dimension |
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