The Visualization and Measurements of Mass Functions with LEGO

Abstract We promote the concept of mass functions for interdisciplinary science education and communication. A mass function characterizes the frequency distribution of the masses of objects in the universe. We present an experiment to demonstrate this concept to a diverse audience of science studen...

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Published inResearch notes of the AAS Vol. 4; no. 8; p. 134
Main Authors Hansotia, Kyle K., Kautsch, Stefan J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.2020
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Summary:Abstract We promote the concept of mass functions for interdisciplinary science education and communication. A mass function characterizes the frequency distribution of the masses of objects in the universe. We present an experiment to demonstrate this concept to a diverse audience of science students, using popular LEGO toys. We discovered that the LEGO mass function is surprisingly similar compared to mass functions of astronomical objects such as stars and galaxies.
ISSN:2515-5172
2515-5172
DOI:10.3847/2515-5172/abad29