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How to Avoid Cosmic Variance in Your Cosmological Survey

How to Avoid Cosmic Variance in Your Cosmological Survey

by Ryan Foltz | Nov 5, 2012 | Daily Paper Summaries

To accurately model the universe, we need large surveys of its content and behavior. But how can we be sure that our surveys are a representative snapshot of the universe as a whole? In this post we tackle the problem of cosmic variance.

The Mystery of Ultra-Luminous X-ray Sources

The Mystery of Ultra-Luminous X-ray Sources

by Ryan Foltz | Sep 10, 2012 | Daily Paper Summaries

Does the existence of mysterious, ultra-luminous X-ray sources indicate that black holes may become more massive than previously thought?

Cluster Environments Create Order Out of Chaos

Cluster Environments Create Order Out of Chaos

by Ryan Foltz | Jul 16, 2012 | Daily Paper Summaries

Tight relationships between galactic properties seem to depend on environment.

Probing Dark Energy With WFIRST and Euclid

Probing Dark Energy With WFIRST and Euclid

by Ryan Foltz | Jun 18, 2012 | Daily Paper Summaries

Two upcoming space telescope missions, WFIRST and Euclid, will be able to shed light on the nature of the mysterious dark energy.

The Red Sequence Method for Galaxy Cluster Detection

The Red Sequence Method for Galaxy Cluster Detection

by Ryan Foltz | Mar 27, 2012 | Daily Paper Summaries

How do we locate galaxy clusters in the sky? We’ll examine the red sequence method in particular.

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