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We describe the first complete sample of giant (D ∼ 1 Mpc) radiosource selected at high redshift. Contrary to previous expectations, such sources remain common in the population at least out to z ≈ 1. We find that giants exist exclusively in low density environments, and we discuss the implications of the existence of such environments at high redshift for models large-scale-structure formation.
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Cotter, G. (1998). The Cosmic Evolution of Giant Radiosources. In: Bremer, M.N., Jackson, N., Pérez-Fournon, I. (eds) Observational Cosmology. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 226. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5238-9_40
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