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galaxy bias: a standalone construct

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Cosmology

the difference between how galaxies or clusters cluster and how underlying matter clusters, explained by rare high peaks of the density field.

In cosmology, galaxy bias refers to the difference between how galaxies or clusters cluster and how underlying matter clusters, explained by rare high peaks of the density field. This meaning comes from Kaiser (1984) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Kaiser, N. (1984). On the spatial correlations of Abell clusters. The Astrophysical Journal, 284, L9. https://doi.org/10.1086/184341

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