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Properties of galaxies reproduced by a hydrodynamic simulation.

cam.issuedOnline2014-05-07
dc.contributor.authorVogelsberger, M
dc.contributor.authorGenel, S
dc.contributor.authorSpringel, V
dc.contributor.authorTorrey, P
dc.contributor.authorSijacki, D
dc.contributor.authorXu, D
dc.contributor.authorSnyder, G
dc.contributor.authorBird, S
dc.contributor.authorNelson, D
dc.contributor.authorHernquist, L
dc.contributor.orcidSijacki, Debora [0000-0002-3459-0438]
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-31T06:50:48Z
dc.date.available2018-10-31T06:50:48Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-08
dc.description.abstractPrevious 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 elliptical and spiral galaxies, because of numerical inaccuracies and incomplete physical models. Moreover, they were unable to track the small-scale evolution of gas and stars to the present epoch within a representative portion of the Universe. Here we report a simulation that starts 12 million years after the Big Bang, and traces 13 billion years of cosmic evolution with 12 billion resolution elements in a cube of 106.5 megaparsecs a side. It yields a reasonable population of ellipticals and spirals, reproduces the observed distribution of galaxies in clusters and characteristics of hydrogen on large scales, and at the same time matches the 'metal' and hydrogen content of galaxies on small scales.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.31793
dc.identifier.eissn1476-4687
dc.identifier.issn0028-0836
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284421
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature13316
dc.subjectastro-ph.CO
dc.subjectastro-ph.CO
dc.titleProperties of galaxies reproduced by a hydrodynamic simulation.
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2014-04-07
prism.endingPage182
prism.issueIdentifier7499
prism.publicationDate2014
prism.publicationNameNature
prism.startingPage177
prism.volume509
pubs.funder-project-idScience and Technology Facilities Council (ST/L000725/1)
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2014-05-08
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionAM
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1038/nature13316

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