Large-Scale Structure of the Universe Author:Phillip James Edwin Peebles Opinions on the large-scale structure of the early universe range widely from primeval chaos to a well-ordered mass distribution. P.J.E. Peebles argues that the evolution proceeded from a nearly uniform initial state to a progressively more irregular and clumpy universe. The discussion centers on the largest known structures--the clusters of gal... more »axies, the empirical evidence of the nature of the clustering, and the theories of how the clustering evolves in an expanding universe.« less