Determining the Mass Function of Planetesimals Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulations
| dc.contributor.author | Small, Matthew | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Kawaler, Steven | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Iadecola, Thomas | |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Physics and Astronomy | |
| dc.contributor.majorProfessor | Simon, Jacob | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-08T15:58:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-08T15:58:01Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2022 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | I show the errors that can arise when using Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) to determine the best fit function of the initial mass function of planetesimals. I use Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulations to avoid these errors. I analyze a data set produced by MCMC and show the complications that can arise when analyzing MCMC data. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.31274/cc-20240624-524 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/105336 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.rights.holder | Matthew Small | |
| dc.subject.disciplines | DegreeDisciplines::Physical Sciences and Mathematics::Astrophysics and Astronomy::Other Astrophysics and Astronomy | |
| dc.subject.disciplines | DegreeDisciplines::Physical Sciences and Mathematics::Astrophysics and Astronomy::Physical Processes | |
| dc.subject.disciplines | DegreeDisciplines::Physical Sciences and Mathematics::Computer Sciences::Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing | |
| dc.subject.disciplines | DegreeDisciplines::Physical Sciences and Mathematics::Statistics and Probability::Other Statistics and Probability | |
| dc.subject.keywords | planetesimals | |
| dc.subject.keywords | initial mass function | |
| dc.subject.keywords | monte carlo | |
| dc.subject.keywords | analysis | |
| dc.title | Determining the Mass Function of Planetesimals Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulations | |
| dc.type | creative component | |
| dc.type.genre | creative component | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| relation.isOrgUnitOfPublication | 4a05cd4d-8749-4cff-96b1-32eca381d930 | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Astrophysics | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science |
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