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Using the VOID FINDER algorithm we have compiled a catalogue of voids in the IRAS 1.2-Jy sample. The positions of the voids correspond well to underdense regions seen in the IRAS smoothed density map. However, since in our analysis no…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Hagai El-Ad , Tsvi Piran , Luiz Nicolaci da Costa

We measure the distribution of matter contained within the emptiest regions of the Universe: cosmic voids. We use the large overlap between the Ultraviolet Near-Infrared Optical Northern Survey (UNIONS) and voids identified in the LOWZ and…

We present a new definition of cosmic void and a publicly available code with the algorithm that implements it. Underdense regions are defined as free-form objects, called popcorn voids, made from the union of spheres of maximum volume with…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-26 Dante J. Paz , Carlos M. Correa , Sebastián R. Gualpa , Andres N. Ruiz , Carlos S. Bederián , R. Dario Graña , Nelson D. Padilla

This work introduces VERSE, a methodology for analyzing and improving Vision-Language Models applied to Visually-rich Document Understanding by exploring their visual embedding space. VERSE enables the visualization of latent…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-09 Ignacio de Rodrigo , Alvaro J. Lopez-Lopez , Jaime Boal

Cosmic voids are large, nearly empty regions that lie between the web of galaxies, filaments and walls, and are recognized for their extensive applications in the field of cosmology and astrophysics. Despite their significance, a universal…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-02 P. Ghafour , S. Tavasoli , M. R. Shojaei

We present a general analytical procedure for computing the number density of voids with radius above a given value within the context of gravitational formation of the large scale structure of the universe out of Gaussian initial…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Santiago G. Patiri , Juan E. Betancort-Rijo , Francisco Prada

Cosmic voids are effective cosmological probes to discriminate among competing world models. Their identification is generally based on density or geometry criteria that, because of their very nature, are prone to shot noise. We propose two…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Andrii Elyiv , Federico Marulli , Giorgia Pollina , Marco Baldi , Enzo Branchini , Andrea Cimatti , Lauro Moscardini

Cosmic voids, the large underdense regions of our Universe, have emerged over the past decade as powerful cosmological laboratories: their simple dynamics, sensitivity to local gravitational effects and cosmic expansion, and ability to span…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-22 Sofia Contarini , Giovanni Verza , Alice Pisani

The study of the interesting cosmological properties of voids in the Universe depends on the efficient and robust identification of such voids in galaxy redshift surveys. Recently, Sutter et al. (2012) have published a public catalogue of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-04-29 Seshadri Nadathur , Shaun Hotchkiss

Cosmic voids are the major volume component in the matter distribution of the Universe. They posses great potential for constraining dark energy as well as for testing theories of gravity. Nevertheless, in spite of their growing popularity…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-07 Tommaso Ronconi , Sofia Contarini , Federico Marulli , Marco Baldi , Lauro Moscardini

On megaparsec scales the Universe is permeated by an intricate filigree of clusters, filaments, sheets and voids, the Cosmic Web. For the understanding of its dynamical and hierarchical history it is crucial to identify objectively its…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-07 Erwin Platen , Rien van de Weygaert , Bernard J. T. Jones

Vector set search, an underexplored similarity search paradigm, aims to find vector sets similar to a query set. This search paradigm leverages the inherent structural alignment between sets and real-world entities to model more…

Databases · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Yiqi Li , Sheng Wang , Zhiyu Chen , Shangfeng Chen , Zhiyong Peng

We introduce a new method for stacking voids and deriving their profile that greatly increases the potential of voids as a tool for precision cosmology. Given that voids are highly non-spherical and have most of their mass at their edge,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-17 Marius Cautun , Yan-Chuan Cai , Carlos S. Frenk

Void size function (VSF) contains information of the cosmic large-scale structure (LSS), and can be used to derive the properties of dark energy and dark matter. We predict the VSFs measured from the spectroscopic galaxy survey operated by…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-10 Yingxiao Song , Qi Xiong , Yan Gong , Furen Deng , Kwan Chuen Chan , Xuelei Chen , Qi Guo , Jiaxin Han , Guoliang Li , Ming Li , Yun Liu , Yu Luo , Wenxiang Pei , Chengliang Wei

Cosmic voids are underdense regions within the large-scale structure of the Universe, spanning a wide range of physical scales - from a few megaparsecs (Mpc) to the largest observable structures. Their distinctive properties make them…

We use the void probability statistics to study the redshift-space galaxy distribution as described by a volume-limited subsample of the Perseus-Pisces survey. We compare the results with the same analysis realized on artificial samples,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 S. Ghigna , S. Borgani , S. Bonometto , L. Guzzo , A. Klypin , J. R. Primack , R. Giovanelli , M. Haynes

Cosmic voids are large underdense regions that, together with galaxy clusters, filaments and walls, build up the large-scale structure of the Universe. The void size function provides a powerful probe to test the cosmological framework.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-08 Sofia Contarini , Tommaso Ronconi , Federico Marulli , Lauro Moscardini , Alfonso Veropalumbo , Marco Baldi

The upcoming new generation of spectroscopic galaxy redshift surveys will provide large samples of cosmic voids, the distinct, large underdense structures in the universe. Combining these with future galaxy imaging surveys, we study the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Elisabeth Krause , Tzu-Ching Chang , Olivier Doré , Keiichi Umetsu

We outline here the next generation of cluster-finding algorithms. We show how advances in Computer Science and Statistics have helped develop robust, fast algorithms for finding clusters of galaxies in large multi-dimensional astronomical…