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Using two volume-limited Main galaxy samples of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 10 (SDSS DR10), we investigate K-band luminosity dependence of galaxy clustering by cluster analysis. It is found that low-luminosity galaxies are preferentially isolated or form close pairs and small groups at all scales, whereas high-luminosity galaxies preferentially inhabit dense groups and clusters.
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We thank the anonymous referee for many useful comments and suggestions. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Grant 11263005, 11165011).
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Deng, XF., Qi, XP., Wu, P. et al. Dependence of galaxy clustering on K-band luminosity. Astrophys Space Sci 358, 35 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-015-2439-8
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