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The Distribution of Galaxies in Relation to Their Formation and Evolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Bruce A. Peterson
Bruce A. Peterson*
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatory, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Abstract

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The distribution of galaxies on the sky is not random, but has structure on a scale of ~ 30 Mpc. Similar structure in the cosmic background radiation is not present. Another expected source of structure in the background radiation is the finite size of the light horizon in the early Universe. The lack of observable structure in the background radiation implies extreme initial isotropy. Quantum effects may be responsible for this isotropy, and for the initial perturbations from which galaxies and clusters of galaxies formed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 58: The Formation and Dynamics of Galaxies , 1974 , pp. 75 - 84
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1974 

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