Morgan, Charles Grady2024-08-142024-08-1419861986https://hdl.handle.net/1828/19037A new technique which uses Oo as an input variable. for identifying gravitationally bound, dynamically isolated virialized groups of galaxies £ram a magnitude limited catalog is developed. The technique has been applied to the CfA redshift survey. In this thesis only the binary systems have been analyzed. Using a self-consistency argument. a value of Oo = 0.03 ~ 0.01 was obtained.182 pagesAvailable to the World Wide WebThesis