Galaxy Alignments: An Overview

被引：235

作者：

Joachimi, Benjamin ^{[1
]}

Cacciato, Marcello ^{[2
]}

Kitching, Thomas D. ^{[3
]}

Leonard, Adrienne ^{[1
]}

Mandelbaum, Rachel ^{[4
]}

Schaefer, Bjoern Malte ^{[5
]}

Sifon, Cristobal ^{[2
]}

Hoekstra, Henk ^{[2
]}

Kiessling, Alina ^{[6
]}

Kirk, Donnacha ^{[1
]}

Rassat, Anais ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] UCL, Dept Phys & Astron, London WC1E 6BT, England

[2] Leiden Univ, Leiden Observ, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands

[3] Univ Coll London, Mullard Space Sci Lab, Dorking RH5 6NT, Surrey, England

[4] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Phys, McWilliams Ctr Cosmol, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

[5] Heidelberg Univ, Astron Recheninst, Zentrum Astron, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany

[6] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

[7] EPFL, Observ Sauverny, Lab Astrophys LASTRO, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland

来源：

SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS | 2015年 / 193卷 / 1-4期

基金：

欧洲研究理事会;

关键词：

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: haloes; Galaxies: interactions; Large-scale structure of Universe; Gravitational lensing: weak; DARK-MATTER HALOES; DIGITAL SKY SURVEY; INTRINSIC ELLIPTICITY CORRELATION; GALACTIC ANGULAR MOMENTA; LUMINOUS RED GALAXIES; LARGE-SCALE ALIGNMENT; WEAK-LENSING SURVEYS; TIDAL-TORQUE THEORY; COSMIC SHEAR; POSITION ANGLES;

D O I：

10.1007/s11214-015-0177-4

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The alignments between galaxies, their underlying matter structures, and the cosmic web constitute vital ingredients for a comprehensive understanding of gravity, the nature of matter, and structure formation in the Universe. We provide an overview on the state of the art in the study of these alignment processes and their observational signatures, aimed at a non-specialist audience. The development of the field over the past one hundred years is briefly reviewed. We also discuss the impact of galaxy alignments on measurements of weak gravitational lensing, and discuss avenues for making theoretical and observational progress over the coming decade.

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页数：65

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