Numerical simulations have become a major tool for understanding galaxy formation and
evolution. Over the decades the field has made significant progress. It is now possible to …

Star formation lies at the center of a web of processes that drive cosmic evolution:
generation of radiant energy, synthesis of elements, formation of planets, and development …

ABSTRACT The Feedback In Realistic Environments (FIRE) project explores feedback in
cosmological galaxy formation simulations. Previous FIRE simulations used an identical …

We present two new Lagrangian methods for hydrodynamics, in a systematic comparison
with moving-mesh, smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH), and stationary (non-moving) …

We present a series of high-resolution cosmological simulations1 of galaxy formation to z=
0, spanning halo masses∼ 108–1013 M⊙, and stellar masses∼ 104–1011 M⊙. Our …

We present a new comprehensive model of the physics of galaxy formation designed for
large-scale hydrodynamical simulations of structure formation using the moving-mesh code …

The methods in the Gasoline2 smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code are described
and tested. Gasoline2 is the most recent version of the Gasoline code for parallel …

The role of turbulence and magnetic fields is studied for star formation in molecular clouds.
We derive and compare six theoretical models for the star formation rate (SFR)—the …

This paper presents an overview and introduction to smoothed particle hydrodynamics and
magnetohydrodynamics in theory and in practice. Firstly, we give a basic grounding in the …

We have performed numerical calculations of a binary interacting with a gas disk, using 11
different numerical methods and a standard binary− disk setup. The goal of this study is to …