From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Oct 24 2007 - 10:57:47 PDT
>From: Lynn Cominsky <lynnc_at_universe.sonoma.edu>
>To: lynnc_at_universe.sonoma.edu
>Subject: UIUC:HOME COMPUTERS TO HELP RESEARCHERS BETTER UNDERSTAND UNIVERSE
>Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:38:20 -0700
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>ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY.) Lynn Cominsky, American Astronomical Society
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>Oct. 24, 2007
>HOME COMPUTERS TO HELP RESEARCHERS BETTER UNDERSTAND UNIVERSE
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>http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/07/1024cosmology.html
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>CONTACT: James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor 217-244-1073;
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>kloeppel_at_uiuc.edu
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>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Want to help unravel the mysteries of the universe?
>
>A new distributed computing project designed by a University of
>Illinois researcher allows people around the world to participate in
>cutting-edge cosmology research by donating their unused computing
>cycles.
>
>The project is called Cosmology_at_Home, and is similar to SETI_at_Home, a
>popular program that searches radio telescope data for evidence of
>extraterrestrial transmissions.
>
>"When you run Cosmology_at_Home on your computer, it uses part of the
>computer's processing power, disk space and network bandwidth," said
>project leader Benjamin D. Wandelt, a professor of astronomy and of
>physics at Illinois.
>
>"Our goal is to search for cosmological models that describe our
>universe and agree with available astronomical and particle physics
>data," Wandelt said.
>
>To achieve this goal, participating computers calculate the
>observable predictions of millions of theoretical models with
>different parameters. The predictions are then compared with actual
>data, including fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background,
>large-scale distributions of galaxies, and the acceleration of the
>universe.
>
>In addition to picking out possible models, Cosmology_at_Home could help
>design future cosmological observations and prepare for the analysis
>of future data sets, such as those to be collected by the Planck
>spacecraft, Wandelt said.
>
>Cosmology_at_Home is funded by the National Science Foundation.
>Additional information can be found at http://cosmologyathome.org.
>
>
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>Editor's note: To reach Benjamin Wandelt, call 217-333-9374; e-mail:
>bwandelt_at_uiuc.edu.
>
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