Distribution of Matter in the Universe (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Distribution of Matter in the Universe

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A complete picture of the galaxy despite incomplete data: the measurement does not cover all points (dark areas in the left-hand image) but the distribution of matter in a section of the universe can be partially reconstructed using the Wiener filter (right-hand image).

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Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics / Kitaura

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