Peculiar Motions and the Galaxy Density Field
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We use an all--sky, complete sample of nearby galaxies, extracted from the LEDA data base, to map the optical galaxy density field in the nearby universe. In order to determine this field, we correct the redshift--dependent distances by testing some peculiar velocity field models and we correct the galaxy number density for the incompletion of the galaxy sample at large distances through the derivation of the galaxy luminosity function. Local galaxy density parameters calculated for different smoothing scales are meant to be used in forthcoming statistical studies of environmental effects on galaxy properties.
5 pages including 1 eps figure. Published in "The Young Universe: Galaxy Formation and Evolution at Intermediate and High Redshift" ed S. D'Odorico, A. Fontana and E. Giallongo, ASP Conference series vol. 146 p. 202
5 pages including 1 eps figure. Published in "The Young Universe: Galaxy Formation and Evolution at Intermediate and High Redshift" ed S. D'Odorico, A. Fontana and E. Giallongo, ASP Conference series vol. 146 p. 202