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The analysis of indexed astronomical time series – X. Significance testing of O − C data
(Oxford University Press, 2006)
It is assumed that O − C (‘observed minus calculated’) values of periodic variable stars are
determined by three processes, namely measurement errors, random cycle-to-cycle jitter in
the period, and possibly long-term ...
Is there evolution in the infrared Tully–Fisher relation? Comparing two linear regressions
(Oxford University Press, 2009)
In a recent paper, Puech and co-workers compared K-band Tully–Fisher relations derived
for nearby and distant galaxies, respectively. They concluded that the two relations differ,
and deduced that there is evolution in ...
The analysis of irregularly observed stochastic astronomical time-series – I. Basics of linear stochastic differential equations
(Oxford University Press, 2005)
The theory of low-order linear stochastic differential equations is reviewed. Solutions to these
equations give the continuous time analogues of discrete time autoregressive time-series. Explicit
forms for the power ...
A re-assessment of the nearest neighbour alignment of the X-ray isophotes of galaxy clusters
(Oxford University Press, 2006)
Alignment is defined as the tendency of the distribution of pointing angles between the major
axes of clusters and their nearest neighbours to be more concentrated towards small values
for small nearest neighbour distances, ...
On the upper limit on stellar masses in the Large Magellanic Cloud cluster R136
(Oxford University Press, 2006)
A truncated power-law distribution is fitted to the 29 largest stellar masses known in R136.
Two different statistical techniques are used, with comparable results. An upper limit to the
mass distribution of the order ...