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The successful cold dark matter (CDM) theory for the formation of structure in the Universe has suffered recent setbacks from observational evidence suggesting that there is more large-scale structure than it can explain. This may force a fundamental revision or even abandonment of the theory, or may simply reflect a modulation of the galaxy distribution by processes associated with galaxy formation. Better understanding of galaxy formation is needed before the demise of CDM is declared.
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Davis, M., Efstathiou, G., Frenk, C. et al. The end of cold dark matter?. Nature 356, 489–494 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/356489a0
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