The Cosmic Web

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:composedOf nodes
walls
voids
galaxy filaments
gptkbp:contains dark matter
galaxy clusters
superclusters
intergalactic gas
gptkbp:discoveredBy computer simulations
gptkbp:example gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkb:CfA2_Great_Wall
gptkb:Hercules–Corona_Borealis_Great_Wall
gptkb:Sloan_Great_Wall
Bootes Void
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1980s
gptkbp:hasFeature filamentary structure
walls of galaxies
nodes at filament intersections
voids between filaments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Cosmic Web
gptkbp:influencedBy gravity
dark energy
initial density fluctuations
gptkbp:largestKnownStructure Yes
gptkbp:observedBy redshift surveys
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:Lambda-CDM_model
galaxy formation
cosmic inflation
structure formation
baryon acoustic oscillations
gptkbp:size hundreds of millions of light-years
gptkbp:studiedBy astrophysicists
cosmologists
gptkbp:visualizes gptkb:Sloan_Digital_Sky_Survey
gptkb:2dF_Galaxy_Redshift_Survey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J._Richard_Gott
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7