The mass function of galaxy halos in a cold dark matter universe

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Dark Matter, Galactic Mass, Galactic Structure, Interstellar Matter, Universe, Computerized Simulation, Galactic Evolution, Gravitational Collapse, Gravitational Effects, Luminosity, Many Body Problem

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The mass function of galaxy halos in a cold dark matter universe is determined as a function of environment using large-scale N-body simulations over the halo mass range 10 exp 10 to 10 exp 15 solar masses. The mass function of the halos formed in the high-, low-, and average-density regions of the simulations are well approximated by a power law of index -1.0 +/-0.1 for halo masses in the range 10 exp 10 to 10 exp 13 solar masses. The slope of the mass function in this mass range is independent of environment; the formation of massive galaxy halos is strongly biased towards high-density regions. The mass function predicted by the Press-Schecter formalism does not agree well with the numerical mass function.

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