Semi-analytical Galaxy Formation Models and the High Redshift Universe
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Semi-analytical models of galaxy formation based on hierarchical clustering now make a wide range of predictions for observable properties of galaxies at low and high redshift. This article concentrates on 2 aspects: (1) Self-consistent modelling of dust absorption predicts a mean UV extinction AUV ∼ 1 mag, depending only weakly on redshift, and similar to observational estimates. (2) The models predict that the Lyman-break galaxies found at z ∼ 3 should be strongly clustered with a comoving correlation length r0 = 4 − 7 Mpc/h (depending on the cosmology), in good agreement with subsequent observational determinations.
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