Cosmology at the University of Kentucky
The group here at UK is primarily interested in the numerical simulation
of large-scale structure
formation and the development of robust statistical
measures for describing the resulting distribution. The
numerical
simulations
are based upon large N-body
experiments and soon will include a
hydrodynamic
contribution from baryonic matter. The statistical methodologies which have
been used in the past are percolation and the Minimal Spanning Tree. These
methods have been shown to be capable of describing the topology of the mass
distribution on large-scales. Work currently underway is concentrating on
further development of the Minimal Spanning Tree, and the development of
additional robust geometrical statistical methods for describing the
geometrical and topological distribution of matter on large-scales.
Discussions Related to Cosmological Issues and Related Links
Members of the Group
- Faculty
- Postdocs
- Graduate Students
Pictures
and Movies
of Gravitational Clustering in an Expanding Universe performed at the University
of Kentucky's Center for Computational Sciences.
