Cosmology - The pulling power of galaxy clusters

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Coles, P [1 ]
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[1] Univ Nottingham, Sch Phys & Astron, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
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10.1038/18558
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Is the Universe a homogenous and orderly place, as the 'cosmological principle' asserts? Not if studies of galaxy clusters are to be believed. Evidence that distant galaxy clusters are flowing with an unexpectedly high velocity relative to the background radiation, challenges long-held notions about the large-scale structure of the Universe.
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