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We examine the relation between the metric X-ray luminosity of a cluster of galaxies and the optical core radius of its brightest member. Implications for theories of galaxy growth are briefly discussed.
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Porter, A. (1984). Cluster X-ray Luminosity and First Ranked Galaxy Size. In: Mardirossian, F., Giuricin, G., Mezzetti, M. (eds) Clusters and Groups of Galaxies. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 111. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6412-9_66
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