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This paper combines observational datasets and cosmological simulations to generate realistic numerical replicas of the nearby Universe. These latter are excellent laboratories for studies of the non-linear process of structure formation in…

We present an estimate of the bulk flow in a volume of radii $150-200h^{-1}$Mpc using the minimum variance (MV) method with data from the CosmicFlows-4 (CF4) catalog. The addition of new data in the CF4 has resulted in an increase in the…

Peculiar velocities are one of the only probes of very large-scale mass density fluctuations in the nearby Universe. We present new "minimal variance" bulk flow measurements based upon the "First Amendment" compilation of 245 Type Ia…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Stephen J. Turnbull , Michael J. Hudson , Hume A. Feldman , Malcolm Hicken , Robert P. Kirshner , Richard Watkins

This article explores three usual estimators, noted as $v_{12}$ of the pairwise velocity, $\psi_1$ and $\psi_2$ of the observed two-point galaxy peculiar velocity correlation functions. These estimators are tested on mock samples of {\it…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-10 A. Dupuy , H. M. Courtois , B. Kubik

Peculiar velocities thoughout the region of the local supercluster are reconstructed by two different orbit-retracing methods. The requirement of the optimal correlation between the radial components of reconstructed velocities and the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Roya Mohayaee , R. Brent Tully

Context. Our Local Group of galaxies appears to be moving relative to the cosmic microwave background with the source of the peculiar motion still uncertain. While in the past this has been studied mostly using galaxies as distance…

[abridge]Cosmic velocity and tidal fields are important for the understanding of the cosmic web and the environments of galaxies, and can also be used to constrain cosmology. In this paper, we reconstruct these two fields in SDSS volume…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Huiyuan Wang , H. J. Mo , Xiaohu Yang , Frank C. van den Bosch

Peculiar velocity measurements are the only tool available in the low-redshift Universe for mapping the large-scale distribution of matter and can thus be used to constrain cosmology. Using redshifts from the 2M++ redshift compilation, we…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Jonathan Carrick , Stephen J. Turnbull , Guilhem Lavaux , Michael J. Hudson

Spatial variations in the distribution of galaxy luminosities, estimated from redshifts as distance proxies, are correlated with the peculiar velocity field. Comparing these variations with the peculiar velocities inferred from galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-08 Martin Feix , Adi Nusser , Enzo Branchini

Cosmicflows-3 distances and inferred peculiar velocities of galaxies have permitted the reconstruction of the structure of over and under densities within the volume extending to 0.05c. This study focuses on the under dense regions,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-31 R Brent Tully , Daniel Pomarede , Romain Graziani , Helene M Courtois , Yehuda Hoffman , Edward J Shaya

We discuss the real-space reconstruction of the optical galaxy density field in the local Universe (cz < 6000 km/s) as derived from the 7076 galaxies of the Nearby Optical Galaxy (NOG) sample (see Giuricin et al. 1999 in the same volume).…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Marinoni , G. Giuricin , L. Ceriani

We use updated data on distances and velocities of galaxies in the proximity of the Local Group (LG) in order to establish properties of the local Hubble flow. For 30 neighbouring galaxies with distances 0.7 < D_LG < 3.0 Mpc, the Local flow…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 I. D. Karachentsev , O. G. Kashibadze , D. I. Makarov , R. B. Tully

This article delivers the dynamical cosmography of the Local Universe within z=0.1 (1 giga light-years). We exploit the gravitational velocity field computed using the CosmicFlows-4 catalog of galaxy distances to delineate superclusters as…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-18 Alexandra Dupuy , Hélène M. Courtois

Reviews observational situation in the measurement of peculiar velocities in the local universe. Emphasis is placed on such topics as: Do spirals and ellipticals yield the same peculiar velocity field? What is the cluster velocity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Riccardo Giovanelli

We characterize the peculiar velocity field of the local large-scale structure reconstructed from the $2M++$ survey, by treating it as a fluid, extracting the divergence via different approximations over a range pf averaged scales. This…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-22 Erick Pastén , Sebastián Gálvez , Víctor Cárdenas

The existence of 'peculiar' velocities due to the formation of cosmic structure marks a point of discord between the real Universe and the usually assumed Friedmann-Lema\'{i}tre-Robertson-Walker metric which accomodates only the smooth…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-09 Roya Mohayaee , Mohamed Rameez , Subir Sarkar

I address the following issues: All bulk velocity measurements (but one) are consistent with our standard gravitational instability theory. New accurate data and reconstruction methods allow high-resolution dynamical analysis nearby,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Avishai Dekel

This study is a part of the Cosmicflows-4 project with the aim of measuring the distances of more than ~10,000 spiral galaxies in the local universe up to ~15,000 km/s. New HI linewidth information has come primarily from the Arecibo Legacy…

We give a brief review of recent developments in the study of the large-scale velocity field of galaxies since the international workshop on Cosmic Flows held in July 1999 in Victoria, B.C. Peculiar velocities (PVs) yield a tight and unique…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Stephane Courteau , Avishai Dekel

We analyze the origin of the large-scale bulk flow using the CosmicFlows-4 (CF4) peculiar-velocity catalog. We decompose the observed motions into internal components, generated by mass fluctuations within 200 Mpc/h, and external ones…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-29 Richard Watkins , Hume A. Feldman