Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News & Views
  • Published:

Large-scale structure: Going with the flow

The motion of the Local Group is due to the gravitational pull of nearby concentrations of galaxies and clusters — superclusters — but the push from a giant underdense region may be just as important.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Figure 1: An illustration of the matter distribution in the nearby Universe, including the dipole repeller and the Shapley attractor.

References

  1. Hoffman, Y., Pomarède, D., Tully, R. B. & Courtois, H. M. Nat. Astron. 1, 0036 (2017).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. Fixsen, D. J. Astrophys. J. 707, 916–920 (2009).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. Henry, P. S. Nature 231, 516–518 (1971).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. Kogut, A. et al. Astrophys. J. 419, 1–6 (1993).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. Lynden-Bell, D. et al. Astrophys. J. 326, 19–49 (1988).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. Scaramella, R., Baiesi-Pillastrini, G., Chincarini, G., Vettolani, G. & Zamorani, G. Nature 338, 562–564 (1989).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. Carrick, J., Turnbull, S. J., Lavaux, G. & Hudson, M. J. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 450, 317–332 (2015).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. Kraan-Korteweg, R. C. et al. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 466, L29–L33 (2017).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. Hopkins, A. et al. AAO Observer 126, 8–10 (August, 2014).

    Google Scholar 

  10. Levi, M. et al. Preprint at https://arxiv.org/abs/1308.0847 (2013).

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Michael J. Hudson.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Hudson, M. Large-scale structure: Going with the flow. Nat Astron 1, 0040 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-017-0040

Download citation

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-017-0040

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing