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Evolution of Structure in the Intergalactic Medium and the Nature of the Lyα Forest

Evolution of Structure in the Intergalactic Medium and the Nature of the Lyα Forest

We have performed a detailed statistical study of the evolution of structure in a photoionized intergalactic medium (IGM) using analytical simulations to extend the calculation into the mildly nonlinear density regime found to prevail at z = 3. Our work is based on a simple fundamental conjecture: that the probability …