# The Low-Redshift Lyα Forest in Cold Dark Matter Cosmologies

@article{Dav1998TheLL,
title={The Low-Redshift Ly$\alpha$ Forest in Cold Dark Matter Cosmologies},
author={Romeel Dav{\'e} and Lars Hernquist and Neal Katz and David H. Weinberg},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={1998},
volume={511},
pages={521-545}
}
• Published 16 July 1998
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