The cosmic velocity field

2014/06/01 by Yin-Zhe Ma, Douglas Scott, D. Scott · 5 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #COSMIC cancer database #Classical mechanics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Field (mathematics) #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Gaussian #Mathematics #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Theoretical physics #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/astrogeo/atu127

published in Astronomy & Geophysics 55(3), 3.33-3.36 (Oxford University Press) · A review article of 6 pages and 8 figures

openalex publication_date 2014/06/01 · arxiv created 2014/06/04 · arxiv updated 2014/06/05 · openalex created_date 2017/10/06 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

The peculiar velocities of galaxies hold the promise of probing how gravity forms structures. Yin-Zhe Ma and Douglas Scott delve into the details.

Citations

• Prospects for galaxy-mass relations from the 6dF Galaxy Survey
• Velocity dispersions and mass-to-light ratios for elliptical galaxies
• FIVE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE OBSERVATIONS: DATA PROCESSING, SKY MAPS, AND BASIC RESULTS

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