 Halo-to-galaxy luminosity mapping

A monotonic luminosity assignment to a counted halo population converts its differential abundance per mass into a luminosity function by a change of variable. If $n_h\propto M_h^{-a}$ and $L\propto M_h^p$, then $\Phi \propto L^{-1-(a-1)/p}$. This simple mapping assumes one counted galaxy per halo, no scatter and a fixed selection. A mass-dependent baryon conversion efficiency of a halo, satellites and stellar-population differences modify it.