A Slice of the US Team's Simulation Shows Inhomogeneous Matter in Universe (IMAGE)

Case Western Reserve University

A Slice of the US Team's Simulation Shows Inhomogeneous Matter in Universe

Caption

In a simulation of the universe without commonly made simplifications, galaxy profiles float atop a grid representing the spacetime background shaped by the distribution of matter. Regions of blue color contain more matter, which generates a deeper gravitational potential. Regions devoid of matter, darker in color, have a shallower potential.

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James Mertens

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Please refer to the image as a simulation - it comes from the U.S. team's simulation of the universe. It is not an artist's rendering.

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