Statistics of the Galaxy Distribution

In the last decade, statisticians have developed a set of new statistical tools and approaches for the field of spatial point processes. At the same time, observational efforts have provided a huge amount of new cosmological data to be analyzed. For the first time in book form and within a single volume, Statistics of the Galaxy Distribution presents a comprehensive look at the use of spatial statistics in modern cosmology. After reviewing the standard model of the universe and our current knowledge of its structure, the authors focus on extracting a detailed statistical description of the distribution of galaxies and how this description relates to major cosmological questions.