2001/09/04 by S. Schindler, Sabine Schindler, Schindler, Sabine
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #History and Developments in Astronomy #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0109040
Review given at the Vulcano Workshop 2001, Multifrequency Behaviour of High Energy Cosmic Sources, F. Giovannelli (ed.), 10 pages
arxiv created 2001/09/04 · openalex publication_date 2001/09/04 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Various cosmological applications of galaxy clusters are presented. Clusters are used to determine the baryon fraction, dark matter distribution and the matter density of the universe. They also contain a wealth of information about structure formation and evolution on different scales: large-scale structure, cluster formation and also galaxy formation via the interaction of cluster galaxies with the intra-cluster medium. In particular, the X-ray satellites CHANDRA and XMM yield exciting new results for galaxy cluster physics and cosmology.