The science in my email to a prof

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The discussion revolves around a participant seeking feedback on an email draft intended for a professor regarding research interests in astrophysics. The topics mentioned include galaxy structures, dark matter, and the dynamics of galaxy clusters, among others. The scope is primarily conceptual, focusing on the clarity and relevance of the scientific content in the email.

Discussion Character

  • Conceptual clarification
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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses uncertainty about the accuracy of their understanding of how dark matter affects the structure and dynamics of galaxies and galaxy clusters.
  • Another participant suggests that "Galactic Structure" and "Stellar Structure" should be separated into distinct lines, indicating a potential misunderstanding of their relationship.
  • There is a concern raised about the broadness of the topics "spectroscopy" and "photometry," suggesting that they may not be relevant to the specific interests in stellar, galactic, and galactic cluster structure.
  • A participant notes that while there are effects of stellar evolution on galactic evolution, this topic appears to be narrower compared to others mentioned.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the relevance and clarity of the topics included in the email draft. There is no consensus on how to best structure the content or the appropriateness of certain topics.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights limitations in the participant's understanding of the relationships between the topics mentioned, as well as the potential for miscommunication in the email draft. Specific assumptions about the relevance of broad topics like spectroscopy and photometry remain unresolved.

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Hey! I’m writing an email to a professor for research and I am mentioning some things I’ve found interesting and trying to connect them to his research but I’m not exactly sure if I’ve gotten the gist of these topics right ; like for example if dark matter and stuff effects the structure or dynamics of galaxies and galaxy clusters like I’ve said I’d be interested in learning.

Could someone look over my draft for the email and help me out a bit?

I want to make sure I’ve gotten the right stuff down.

Here they are:

|||Galaxy structures and the type/composition of stars
The birth of galaxies
Spectroscopy and photometry
The dynamics of galaxy clusters
what holds the clusters as well as the galaxies themselves together
the forces that govern the mechanics of the galaxies in clusters (dark matter more specifically)
Effects of stellar evolution on galaxy evolution |||
 
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starstruck_ said:
I can private message the science part of my email!
Post the relevant part here. PM's of that sort are discouraged on this forum.
 
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phinds said:
Post the relevant part here. PM's of that sort are discouraged on this forum.

Ah okay sounds good!
 
phinds said:
Post the relevant part here.

Done!
 
starstruck_ said:
Hey! I’m writing an email to a professor for research...
What does that mean? What is the exact purpose of the email?
 
starstruck_ said:
Here they are:

|||Galaxy structures and the type/composition of stars
The birth of galaxies
Spectroscopy and photometry
The dynamics of galaxy clusters
what holds the clusters as well as the galaxies themselves together
the forces that govern the mechanics of the galaxies in clusters (dark matter more specifically)
Effects of stellar evolution on galaxy evolution |||

Galactic Structure and Stellar Structure are pretty widely different - I'd put them on 2 separate lines. Spectroscopy and photometry are extremely broad topics, if you're interest is actually in stellar, galactic, and galactic cluster structure, it might not be worth it to mention those here. There are effects of stellar evolution on galactic evolution, but that's quite a narrow topic that seems to be much narrower than the others mentioned.
 

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