Mecke K (2001)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2001
Publisher: EDP SCIENCES S A
Book Volume: 377
Pages Range: 1-16
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20011063
In order to quantify higher-order correlations of the galaxy cluster distribution we use a complete family of additive measures which give scale-dependent morphological information. Minkowski functionals can be expressed analytically in terms of integrals of n-point correlation functions. They can be compared with measured Minkowski functionals of volume limited samples extracted from the Reflex survey. We find significant non-Gaussian features in the large-scale spatial distribution of galaxy clusters. A Gauss-Poisson process can be excluded as a viable model for the distribution of galaxy clusters at the significance level of 95%.
APA:
Mecke, K. (2001). Non-Gaussian morphology on large scales: Minkowski functionals of the REFLEX cluster catalogue. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 377(1), 1-16. https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011063
MLA:
Mecke, Klaus. "Non-Gaussian morphology on large scales: Minkowski functionals of the REFLEX cluster catalogue." Astronomy & Astrophysics 377.1 (2001): 1-16.
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