Determined the distribution of dark matter in the universe

After conducting an image analysis of 20 star clusters outside the galaxy about 3 billion light-years from Earth, captured by the Subaru telescope, the international team of scientists identified the distribution of objects. Dark matter in the universe.

The research results will be published in the journal 'British National Astronomical Association.'

Dark matter is one of the biggest secrets in modern astronomy and physics research. One of the exploratory measures is to observe the spatial distribution of dark matter, through theoretical and comparative calculations, to indirectly predict the nature of dark matter.

In which the most effective measure is to take advantage of the theory of the effect of gravitational lens (ie the phenomenon of distorting the path of light under the effect of the gravitational field). Based on the theory of the effect of gravitational lensing, it is possible to directly predict the distribution of dark matter by observing the type of deformation of the galactic context.

In the cluster, there is a lot of dark matter out there, which is the ideal place to study dark matter.

After analyzing the image of 20 star clusters outside the galaxy, the international team of scientists discovered that the distribution of dark matter in the galaxy does not have a constant spherical shape, but has a flat shape. with deformed state.

The degree of deformation of dark matter in the study results is consistent with the standard dark matter theory. Therefore, new evidence in this study has helped to solidify the standard theory of dark matter.

This study has for the first time shown that it is possible to detect dark matter completely from the distributed distortion of dark matter.