Jaan Einasto (born 23 February 1929) is an Estonian astrophysicist and one of the discoverers of the large-scale structure of the Universe .
8-453: Einasto may refer to: People [ edit ] Jaan Einasto (born 1929), Estonian astrophysicist Astronomy [ edit ] Einasto Supercluster , a supercluster of galaxies , the most massive supercluster known in the Universe at the time of its discovery in 2023, named for Jaan Einasto 11577 Einasto , the asteroid Einasto,
16-528: A main-belt asteroid, the 11577th asteroid discovered, named after Jaan Einasto Other uses [ edit ] Einasto profile , a mathematical function that describes how the density of a stellar spherical system varies with distance from the center See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "einasto" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Einasto All pages with titles containing Einasto Einsatz Estonia (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
24-808: Is a member of the Academia Europaea , the European Astronomical Society and the Royal Astronomical Society ; he has received three Estonian National Science Awards. Since 1991 he is member of Academia Europaea. Since 1994 he is member of the Royal Astronomical Society. In 1974, in a seminal work with Kaasik and Saar at the Tartu Observatory , Einasto argued that "it is necessary to adopt an alternative hypothesis: that
32-519: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jaan Einasto Born Jaan Eisenschmidt in Tartu , the name "Einasto" is an anagram of "Estonia" (it was chosen by his patriotic father in the 1930s to replace the family's German name). Einasto married and had 3 children, 2 daughters and the youngest, a son. His daughter, Maret, is also an astrophysicist, who collaborates with her father. He attended
40-403: Is named in his honour. The Einasto Supercluster , a galaxy supercluster discovered in 2024, is named in his honour. This article about an Estonian scientist is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This European astronomer –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tartu Observatory Too Many Requests If you report this error to
48-909: The University of Tartu , where he received the Ph.D. equivalent in 1955 and a senior research doctorate in 1972. From 1952, he has worked as a scientist at the Tartu Observatory (1977–1998) Head of the Department of Cosmology ; from 1992–1995, he was Professor of Cosmology at the University of Tartu. For a long time, he was Head of the Division of Astronomy and Physics of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in Tallinn . Einasto
56-461: The clusters of galaxies are stabilised by hidden matter." This was a key paper in recognizing that a hidden matter, i.e., dark matter , could explain observational anomalies in astronomy. Einasto showed in 1977 at a Symposium in Tallinn (Estonia) that the universe has a cell structure, in which the observed matter surrounds huge empty voids. The asteroid 11577 Einasto , discovered in 1994,
64-411: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Einasto . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Einasto&oldid=1216200225 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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