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Formation redshift from halo mean density (1+zf​=[3M/(4πR3Δf​ρ0​)]1/3)

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In a spherical-overdensity halo convention, 3M/(4πR3)=Δf​ρ0​(1+zf​)3, so 1+zf​ follows from the displayed cube root. At fixed measured M,R,ρ0​, changing the adopted overdensity changes 1+zf​∝Δf−1/3​. It does not change the hydrostatic temperature estimate from the same measured mass and radius. A redshift inferred this way is a model formation epoch, not a direct age measurement.

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