Quantifying the Cosmic Web in the New Era of Redshift Surveys
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Two main strategies have been implemented in mapping the local universe: whole-sky 'shallow' surveys and 'deep' surveys over limited parts of the sky. The two approaches complement each other in studying cosmography and statistical properties of the Universe. We summarise some results on the power spectrum of fluctuations and Wiener reconstruction of the density field from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) of 230,000 redshifts. We then discuss future challenges in quantifying the web of cosmic structure in the on-going redshift surveys.
8 pages, 2 figures, invited talk, to appear in the proceedings of 'Nearby Large-Scale Structures and the Zone of Avoidance', eds. A.P. Fairall and P.A. Woudt (ASP Conf. Ser)
8 pages, 2 figures, invited talk, to appear in the proceedings of 'Nearby Large-Scale Structures and the Zone of Avoidance', eds. A.P. Fairall and P.A. Woudt (ASP Conf. Ser)