Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aas...21546615s&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #466.15; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.508
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Large Scale Structure (LSS) is commonly characterized by the two-point galaxy-galaxy correlation function. But the meaning of the correlation function is somewhat abstract for typical undergraduates. A lab has been developed that enables students to find the 2-dimensional, two-point city-city correlation function for populous regions of the United States. The favorable correspondence between this function and a student's intuition enables the student to develop a clearer idea of the meaning of the correlation function in 3-dimensions for galaxies. By analyzing Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data, the student will discover that the two correlation function graphs are quite similar.
Support for this work was provided by the NSF PAARE program to South Carolina State University under award AST-0750814
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