December 4, 2007Open Access

A non-parametric model for linking galaxy luminosity with halo/subhalo mass: are brightest cluster galaxies special?

Key Points

Key points are not available for this paper at this time.

Abstract

We revisit the longstanding question of whether first brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) are statistically drawn from the same distribution as other cluster galaxies or are 'special', using the new non-parametric, empirically based, model presented in Vale & Ostriker for associating galaxy luminosity with halo/subhalo masses.

Read Full Paperexternally

Bookmark

View Full Paper

Cite This Study

Vale et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bce1a1567d2fc4d5f09fb https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12544.x

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

1The redshift-distance relation. II. The Hubble diagram and its scatter for first-ranked cluster galaxies: a formal value for q0.1972 · 218 citations
2A Universal Density Profile from Hierarchical Clustering1996 · 5,576 citations
3Halo model at its best: constraints on conditional luminosity functions from measured galaxy statistics2005 · 165 citations
4Models for the magnitude-distribution of brightest cluster galaxies2001 · 32 citations
5Theoretical Models of the Halo Occupation Distribution: Separating Central and Satellite Galaxies2005 · 889 citations

Bookmark

View Full Paper