Cosmological Implications of the Fundamental Relations of X-Ray Clusters

Based on the two-parameter family nature of X-ray clusters of galaxies obtained in a separate paper, we discuss the formation history of clusters and the cosmological parameters of the universe. Utilizing the spherical collapse model of cluster formation, and assuming that the cluster X-ray core radius is proportional to the virial radius at the time of the cluster collapse, the observed relations among the density, radius, and temperature of clusters imply that cluster formation occurs in a wide range of redshifts. The observed relations favor the low-density universe. Moreover, we find that the model of n ~ -1 is preferable.