hierarchical Universe

hierarchical Universe

A cosmological model, originally due to Charlier in 1908, in which inhomogeneities exist on increasingly larger scales: galaxies occur in clusters (as observed), which in turn are clustered into superclusters (as observed), which may in turn aggregate as clusters of superclusters, and so on. As the level of clustering increases then the mean density of matter must decrease in the progressively larger volumes considered.
References in periodicals archive ?
Again, while Nachmanides operates with a hierarchical universe where the God of Israel is placed above the lesser gods (elohim) who are worshipped by the nations, Hindu worshippers of the images of the supreme God such as Vishnu do not seek any lower deities but God alone.
SAME GOD, OTHER GOD: JUDAISM, HINDUISM, AND THE PROBLEM OF IDOLATRY
In particular, while he discusses African traditional religions (ATR), he stresses their sense of an ordered and hierarchical universe, the principle of abundant life, and a "deep sense of the divine presence in human life and history, and as part of reality in general" (114).
Morality: Truly Christian, Truly African: Foundational, Methodological, and Theological Considerations
of Insubria at Como, Italy) are observational evidence for supermassive black holes, observational issues involved in the joint evolution of black holes and galaxies, galaxy formation in the hierarchical universe, feedback in cosmic structures, the formation of primordial luminous objects, the evolution of baryons along cosmic history, feedback processes at cosmic dawn, and the ecology of black holes in star clusters.
Joint evolution of black holes and galaxies
In the vertical hierarchical Universe of the Middle Ages the figures of God, Angel and Man are seen as distinct.
Extraterrestrials of the New World
In Plato's creation story, the Timaeus, we are told that the Creator fashioned a hierarchical universe, topped by the realm of fixed stars, followed in descending order by the planets, with the earth at the bottom.
Heaven's Gate: a mingling of traditions
Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?