2001/10/09 by R. C. Nichol, Nichol, R. C.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Scientific Research and Discoveries #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0110231
Invited review talk at "Tracing cosmic evolution with galaxy clusters" (Sesto Pusteria 3-6 July 2001), ASP Conference Series in press
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I present here a review of Large-Scale Structure (LSS) studies using clusters of galaxies. First, I re-evaluate the `pros' and `cons' of using clusters for such studies, especially in this era of large galaxy redshift surveys. Secondly, I provide an historical review of the Cluster Correlation Function and show that the latest measurements of xicc from Abell and X-ray catalogs are in excellent agreement. Thirdly, I review the latest measurements of the power spectrum of clusters which provide strong constraints on the cosmological parameters e.g. Omegam and models of structure formation. Moreover, I highlight the recent discovery of ``Baryon Wiggles'' in the local cluster p(k) which is in perfect agreement with the recent CMB data. Lastly, I examine recent advances in the measurement of the X-ray Cluster Luminosity Function and emphasize the importance of accurately determining the selection function of future cluster surveys.