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Chemist and astrophysicist team up to uncover spatial patterns in distribution of galaxies

"You can study the holes between the galaxies similarly to the way you would study the structure of materials,” says Princeton theoretical chemist Salvatore Torquato. His new paper with astrophysicist Oliver Philcox offers new tools for understanding complicated structures from the atomic level to the Universe itself.  ....

Salvatore Torquato , Oliver Philcox , Princeton Department Of Astrophysical Sciences , Department Of Chemistry , Simons Foundation , Institute For Advanced Study , Princeton Materials Institute , Lewis Bernard Professor Of Natural Sciences , Lewis Bernard Professor , Natural Sciences , Princeton Materials , Advanced Study , Disordered Heterogeneous Universe , Galaxy Distribution , Clustering Across Length Scales , Astrophysical Sciences ,