Recent content by Rageuke

Small mistake of mine, I corrected it, thank you for your sharp eye!

SE = standard error, expressed as sigma(x) n = number of observations we take into account (from a total population) when calculating the standard error sigma-index-x = standard deviation N = total population x-index-i = element of that population mu = mean of the population -> filled in all the...

It is not specified wether we are looking from our solar system or any random point in our Milky Way, I don't think you can just substitute r with r0...

The equation I found: dN/dm = f*n(r)*omega*r^2*ln(10)*10^((-M+m+5)/5) It's a simple and elegant equation, and everything seems to make sense, except the part where I didn't use the given Taylor series, but it isn't explicitly said that I must use it, it's just a hint... (idk why I'm promoting my...

Hey, thanks a lot!! I'll post the equation I found once I get home!

Well, they use the density of the stars near the Sun and its distance from the centre of the galaxy as an estimate, you could say a standard, for the density in the rest of the Milkyway. As you go further and further from the centre, the density decreases.

My hypothesis: The number of red giants is equal to the number of stars times the given fraction f. The number of stars in a solid angle omega, is given by the density distribution of stars in the Galaxy times the volume of the observed solid angle: #RG = f*n(r)*V where V = (d^3*omega)/3. I...