Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 1993. 31: 689-716 Copyright © 1993 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved

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Key Words: cosmology, large-scale structure

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

THE CDM SCENARIO DEFINED

History: Origin of the Standard Model

Linear Theory

Galaxy Formation and Bias

Input Parameters: By Hypothesis _tot = 1 and = 0 in the Standard Model

ASTRONOMICAL TESTS OF THE STANDARD CDM SCENARIO

CBR Fluctuations

Low Redshift Galaxy and Cluster Distributions

The Velocity Distribution of Galaxies

High Redshift Phenomena

Low Redshift Phenomena

Parameters

CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS

New Directions

Overall Assessment of the Cold Dark Matter Scenario

REFERENCES