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Angular correlation function

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of galaxies, due to discrepancies between their actual and expected distributions. The function may be computed as follows:
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is the mean number density. In a homogeneous universe, the angular correlation scales with a characteristic depth.
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The Galaxy Angular Correlation Functions and Power Spectrum from the Two Micron All Sky Survey
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represents the conditional probability of finding a galaxy,
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