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A Map of the Universe
The Astrophysical journal, v 624(2 I), pp 463-484
20 Oct 2003
Abstract
Astrophys.J.624:463,2005 We have produced a new conformal map of the universe illustrating recent discoveries, ranging from Kuiper belt objects in the Solar system, to the galaxies and quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. This map projection, based on the logarithm map of the complex plane, preserves shapes locally, and yet is able to display the entire range of astronomical scales from the Earth's neighborhood to the cosmic microwave background. The conformal nature of the projection, preserving shapes locally, may be of particular use for analyzing large scale structure. Prominent in the map is a Sloan Great Wall of galaxies 1.37 billion light years long, 80% longer than the Great Wall discovered by Geller and Huchra and therefore the largest observed structure in the universe.
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- Title
- A Map of the Universe
- Creators
- J. Richard GottIII - Princeton UniversityMario Jurić - Princeton UniversityDavid Schlegel - Princeton UniversityFiona Hoyle - Drexel UniversityMichael Vogeley - Drexel UniversityMax Tegmark - University of PennsylvaniaNeta Bahcall - Princeton UniversityJon Brinkmann - New Mexico State University
- Publication Details
- The Astrophysical journal, v 624(2 I), pp 463-484
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics
- Number of pages
- 22
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000228916000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-19844367049
- Other Identifier
- 991019168800004721
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