Phylogenetic Analyses of Quasars and Galaxies

Phylogenetic approaches have proven to be useful in astrophysics. We have recently published a Maximum Parsimony (or cladistics) analysis on two samples of 215 and 85 low-z quasars (z < 0.7) which offer a satisfactory coverage of the Eigenvector 1-derived main sequence. Cladistics is not only...

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Main Authors: Didier Fraix-Burnet, Mauro D'Onofrio, Paola Marziani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspas.2017.00020/full