1999/08/31 by Hume A. Feldman, Feldman, Hume A., Adrian L. Melott +1
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Statistical and numerical algorithms #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9908352
7 pages Latex, with 3 embedded figures. Uses paspconf.sty. To appear in the proceedings of the Cosmic Flows Workshop, Victoria, Canada, July 1999, ed. S. Courteau, M. Strauss & J. Willick, ASP series
arxiv created 1999/08/31 · openalex publication_date 1999/08/31 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We compare the statistical properties of structures normal and transverse to the line of sight which appear in observational data from redshift surveys. We present a statistic which can quantify this effect in a conceptually different way from standard analyses of distortions of the power-spectrum or correlation function. From tests with N-body experiments, we argue that this statistic represents a new, more direct and potentially powerful diagnostic of the cosmological density parameter Omega.