1996/01/18 by L. Guzzo, Luigi Guzzo, Guzzo, Luigi
Physics and Astronomy · #Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9601097
14 pages, standard uu-pack including LaTeX file and 8 postscript figures; fig.6 also available in jpg format at http://www.merate.mi.astro.it/~guzzo/KP/sky.html; to appear in proceedings "Mapping, Measuring and Modelling the Universe", Valencia, September 1995, eds. P.Coles & V.Martinez, APS
I review the present status of the mapping of the large-scale structure of the Universe through wide-angle redshift surveys. In the first part of the paper, I discuss the current state of the art, describing in some detail the recently completed ESO Slice Project (ESP). I then briefly recall some of the basic motivations for performing larger surveys. Then, in the final section, I present in detail three large redshift survey projects that in the years from now to the end of the Century are expected to satisfy this demand.