Bayesian methods for analyzing the large scale structure of the universe [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Jens Jasche

Ludwig Maximilians UniversitätSigillumUniversitatisLudoviciMaximilianiBayesianMethodsforAnalyzingtheLargeScaleStructureoftheUniverseDissertationanderFakultätfürPhysikderLudwig Maximilians UniversitätMünchenfürdenGraddesDoctorrerumnaturaliumvorgelegtvonJensJascheausEssenMünchen,den12.02.2010JensJasche:BayesianmethodsforanalyzingthelargescalestructureoftheUniverseDissertationderFakultätfürPhysikderLudwig MaximiliansUniversitätMünchenausgeführtamMax Planck InstitutfürAstrophysik1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. SimonD.M.White2. Prof. Dr. GerhardBörnerTagdermündlichenPrüfung: 15.04.2010toMaríadelosÁngeles"We take off into the cosmos, ready for anything: for solitude, for hardship, forexhaustion, death. Modesty forbids us to say so, but there are times when we thinkpretty well of ourselves. And yet, if we examine it more closely, our enthusiasmturns out to be all a sham. We don’t want to conquer the cosmos, we simply wantto extend the boundaries of Earth to the frontiers of the cosmos. For us, such andsuch a planet is as arid as the Sahara, another as frozen as the North Pole, yetanother as lush as the Amazon basin. We are humanitarian and chivalrous; we don’twant to enslave other races, we simply want to bequeath them our values and takeover their heritage in exchange. We think of ourselves as the Knights of the HolyContact. This is another lie. We are only seeking Man. We have no need of otherworlds.