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The Excursion Set Theory of Halo Mass Functions, Halo Clustering, and Halo Growth
Andrew R. Zentner
I review the excursion set theory (EST) of dark matter halo formation and clustering. I recount the Press-Schechter argument for the mass function of bound objects and review the d…
Formation of z ~ 6 quasars from hierarchical galaxy mergers
Yuexing Li, Lars Hernquist, Brant Robertson +8
The discovery of luminous quasars at redshift z ~ 6 indicates the presence of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) of mass ~10^9 Msun when the Universe was less than one billion years…
Angular distribution of satellite galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 4
Marco Azzaro, Santiago G. Patiri, Francisco Prada +1
We explore the angular distribution of two samples of satellite galaxies orbiting isolated hosts extracted from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 4. We find a clear alignme…
Close Galaxy Counts as a Probe of Hierarchical Structure Formation
Joel C. Berrier, James S. Bullock, Elizabeth J. Barton +3
Standard LCDM predicts that the major merger rate of galaxy-size dark matter halos rises rapidly with redshift. The average number of close companions per galaxy, Nc, is often used…