Morphology and dynamics of the cosmic web

In this thesis we study the properties of the Megaparsec matter distribution by means of a novel technique we developed for this purpose: the Multiscale Morphology Filter. With this tool we are able to divide the Cosmic Web into three well defined morphological and dynamical environments: clusters, filaments and walls. We study the general properties of each morphological component of the Cosmic Web as well as the properties of the haloes they contain.
We found a close relation between the Cosmic Web and the properties of haloes identified in computer simulations and galaxy surveys. The Cosmic Web plays a major role defining the propeties of haloes by means on the Megaparsec tidal field. This sets the spin orientation of the halo and the direction of matter infall. The effect can be seen in the spin and shape orientation, angular momentum, shapes and the infall of matter.

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	Chapter 3
	Chapter 4
	Chapter 5
	Chapter 6
	Nederlandse samenvatting
	Resumen en español
	English summary
	Acknowledgements
	Bibliography
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