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Press-Schechter formalism: a standalone construct

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an analytic method for predicting the number density of collapsed dark matter halos as a function of mass from the statistics of initial density fluctuations.

In cosmology, Press-Schechter formalism refers to an analytic method for predicting the number density of collapsed dark matter halos as a function of mass from the statistics of initial density fluctuations. This meaning comes from Press (1974) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Press, W. H., & Schechter, P. (1974). Formation of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies by Self-Similar Gravitational Condensation. The Astrophysical Journal, 187, 425. https://doi.org/10.1086/152650

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