Self-Similarity of Stellar and Atomic Mass Functions

The distributions of the masses of stars and atoms are quite similar.

The lowest mass class totally dominates the total distribution with 80–90% of all systems. The next lower mass class contributes about 9%. The more massive systems are quite rare.

Note that galaxies also follow this pattern. Low-mass galaxies are by far the most numerous, while high-mass galaxies are rare.

Coincidence? Doubtful.

Cosmological self-similarity? Probable.

NATURE’S STARTLING CLUE — CONFORMAL SYMMETRY