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Stochastic simulation of fields of galaxies

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A method for generating model fields of galaxies stochastically is described. The output from several such models is compared with observational data derived from a region on a UK 48-in. Schmidt plate measured by thecosmos machine. The results yield, for model matching observations, a maximum probability of 9.5% for a model with Gaussian distribution input parameters of 5±5 galaxies per cluster and cluster radius 4±4 Mpc.

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Dodd, R.J. Stochastic simulation of fields of galaxies. Astrophys Space Sci 46, 499–506 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00644393

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