SCALE-INVARIANT PROPERTIES OF THE APM-STROMLO SURVEY

Authors
LABINI FS MONTUORI M
Citation
Fs. Labini et M. Montuori, SCALE-INVARIANT PROPERTIES OF THE APM-STROMLO SURVEY, Astronomy and astrophysics, 331(3), 1998, pp. 809-814
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astronomy and astrophysics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00046361
Volume
331
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
809 - 814
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(1998)331:3<809:SPOTAS>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We investigate the statistical properties of the APM-Stromlo redshift survey by using the concepts and methods of modern Statistical Physics . We find that galaxy distribution in this survey exhibits scale invar iant properties with fractal dimension D = 2.1 +/- 0.1, up to similar to 40h(-1) Mpc, ire, the limit of its statistical validity, without an y tendency towards homogenization. No intrinsic characteristic scales are definitely found in this galaxy sample. We present several tests t o study the statistical reliability of the results.