06-02-2019, 08:32 AM | #31 | |
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Re: [Space] Mapping Large Flat Areas
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1) How many stars are in this space? 2) What is the size of this space? Without this information, the best answer you'll get is a complicated formula that requires calculus. |
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06-02-2019, 05:26 PM | #32 |
Join Date: Feb 2016
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Re: [Space] Mapping Large Flat Areas
There are around 2,000 stars within 50 ly of Sol, many of which would appear quite close to each other on a 2D map without a 3D dimension. There are ~260,000 stars within 250 ly of Sol, many of which would appear quite close to each other on a 2D map without a 3D dimension. In the former case, there would effectively be effectively 1 star per 4 square ly of projection. In the latter case, there would effectively be 3 stars per 4 square ly of projection. You can start to see the complications with a 2D hyperspace real quickly, and that is without looking at the millions of galaxies below and above the Milky Way.
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06-03-2019, 04:41 AM | #33 |
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Oz
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Re: [Space] Mapping Large Flat Areas
I gave the formula in post #19. It's not complicated and doesn't require calculus. Average nearest-neighbour distance in two Euclidean dimensions = 0.5/sqrt(n/V).
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