Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-12-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
To appear in the proceedings of the MPA/ESO Conference "Evolution of Large Scale Structure", Garching, August 1998, 13 pages
Scientific paper
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the effective beginning of large, systematic redshift surveys of galaxies. These surveys have had a major impact on observational cosmology and on our current understanding of large-scale structures in the Universe. To celebrate this remarkable period some landmark observational results are reviewed and our current understanding of LSS is summarized. Although enormous progress has been achieved in mapping the galaxy distribution to moderate redshifts, many of the questions posed over a quarter of century ago have not yet been convincingly answered and must await the completion of new large solid angle surveys such as 2dF and SDSS. On the other hand, unexpected advances have been made at very high redshifts. After years of searching, well-defined samples of extremely distant galaxies are now available, redshifts are being routinely measured and large programs are planned for the 8-m class telescopes. These ongoing or planned surveys of the nearby and distant Universes promise to provide, within a few years, an extraordinary view of the evolution of galaxies and structures from lookback times approaching ~90% of the age of the Universe to the present epoch.
No associations
LandOfFree
Galaxy Redshift Surveys: 20 years later does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Galaxy Redshift Surveys: 20 years later, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Galaxy Redshift Surveys: 20 years later will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-388324