Cosmology Paradigm Changes

I describe here my background and main steps in my studies. Each following step was a basis for the next one without a certain plan. I started my path with the study of kinematical properties of galactic populations, which smoothly transformed into the calculation of population models of galaxies. I...

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Published inAnnual review of astronomy and astrophysics Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 1 - 39
Main Author Einasto, Jaan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto Annual Reviews 14.09.2018
Annual Reviews, Inc
Subjects
Astronomical models
autobiography
cosmic web
Cosmology
Dark matter
galactic models
galactic populations
Galaxies
Galaxy distribution
Paradigms
Stars & galaxies
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Summary:I describe here my background and main steps in my studies. Each following step was a basis for the next one without a certain plan. I started my path with the study of kinematical properties of galactic populations, which smoothly transformed into the calculation of population models of galaxies. I had difficulties in satisfactorily modeling galaxies using population data; this led me to the dark matter problem. Discussing dark matter started a collaboration with Yakov Zel'dovich, which initiated the search for regularities in the distribution of galaxies. The detection of the supercluster-void network or the cosmic web followed.
ISSN:0066-4146
1545-4282
DOI:10.1146/annurev-astro-081817-051748