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Mean-field correlations in the core of rich galaxy clusters

J. A. LópezVicent J. MartínezEnn SaarBernard J. T. Jones

subject

PhysicsGravitationClassical mechanicsGravitational fieldMean field theoryHypernetted-chain equationStatistical physicsCorrelation function (astronomy)Integral equationGalaxyGalaxy cluster

description

We develop a theory for the contribution to the clustering correlation function from gravitational interactions of neighboring pairs of galaxies in clusters. This is based on the «Hypernetted Chain Equation», a self-consistent integral equation relating the correlation function to the interaction potential.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02723187