Cosmological simulations of galaxy formation
Over recent decades, cosmological simulations of galaxy formation have been instrumental
in advancing our understanding of structure and galaxy formation in the Universe. These …
in advancing our understanding of structure and galaxy formation in the Universe. These …
In the beginning: the first sources of light and the reionization of the universe
The formation of the first stars and quasars marks the transformation of the universe from its
smooth initial state to its clumpy current state. In popular cosmological models, the first …
smooth initial state to its clumpy current state. In popular cosmological models, the first …
The EAGLE project: simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments
Abstract We introduce the Virgo Consortium's Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their
Environments (EAGLE) project, a suite of hydrodynamical simulations that follow the …
Environments (EAGLE) project, a suite of hydrodynamical simulations that follow the …
Ultralight scalars as cosmological dark matter
Many aspects of the large-scale structure of the Universe can be described successfully
using cosmological models in which 27±1% of the critical mass-energy density consists of …
using cosmological models in which 27±1% of the critical mass-energy density consists of …
The cosmological simulation code gadget-2
V Springel - Monthly notices of the royal astronomical society, 2005 - academic.oup.com
We discuss the cosmological simulation code gadget-2, a new massively parallel TreeSPH
code, capable of following a collisionless fluid with the N-body method, and an ideal gas by …
code, capable of following a collisionless fluid with the N-body method, and an ideal gas by …
Properties of galaxies reproduced by a hydrodynamic simulation
Previous simulations of the growth of cosmic structures have broadly reproduced the 'cosmic
web'of galaxies that we see in the Universe, but failed to create a mixed population of …
web'of galaxies that we see in the Universe, but failed to create a mixed population of …
Cosmological smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations: a hybrid multiphase model for star formation
V Springel, L Hernquist - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
We present a model for star formation and supernova feedback that describes the
multiphase structure of star-forming gas on scales that are typically not resolved in …
multiphase structure of star-forming gas on scales that are typically not resolved in …
The Aquarius Project: the subhaloes of galactic haloes
We have performed the largest ever particle simulation of a Milky Way sized dark matter
halo, and present the most comprehensive convergence study for an individual dark matter …
halo, and present the most comprehensive convergence study for an individual dark matter …
A unified, merger-driven model of the origin of starbursts, quasars, the cosmic X-ray background, supermassive black holes, and galaxy spheroids
PF Hopkins, L Hernquist, TJ Cox… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an evolutionary model for starbursts, quasars, and spheroidal galaxies in which
mergers between gas-rich galaxies drive nuclear inflows of gas, producing starbursts and …
mergers between gas-rich galaxies drive nuclear inflows of gas, producing starbursts and …
Baryon acoustic oscillations in the Lyα forest of BOSS quasars
T Delubac, J Rich, S Bailey, A Font-Ribera… - Astronomy & …, 2013 - aanda.org
We report a detection of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) feature in the three-
dimensional correlation function of the transmitted flux fraction in the Lyα forest of high …
dimensional correlation function of the transmitted flux fraction in the Lyα forest of high …