FIRE-2 simulations: physics versus numerics in galaxy formation

Philip F. Hopkins; Andrew Wetzel; Dušan Kereš; Claude‐André Faucher‐Giguère; Eliot Quataert; Michael Boylan-Kolchin; Norman Murray; Christopher C. Hayward; Shea Garrison-Kimmel; Cameron Hummels; Robert Feldmann; Paul Torrey; Xiangcheng Ma; Daniel Anglés‐Alcázar; Kung-Yi Su; M. Orr; Denise Schmitz; Ivanna Escala; Robyn E. Sanderson; Michael Y Grudić; Zachary Hafen; Ji-hoon Kim; Alex Fitts; James S. Bullock; Coral Wheeler; T K Chan; Oliver D. Elbert; Desika Narayanan

doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1690

Abstract

I discuss how hydrodynamical simulations enable exploring nonlinear couplings amongst different physical processes in galaxy formation. I focus on three topics: the effect of baryonic processes on dark matter halos, how stellar feedback leads to 'self-regulated' galaxy formation, and the interplay amongst stellar feedback, magnetic fields, and cosmic rays. Invited talk presented at the conference Galaxy Evolution Across Time, 12-16 June 2017, Paris, France

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PhysicsAstrophysicsGalaxySupernovaStar formationGalaxy formation and evolutionAccretion (finance)GravitationRadiative coolingAstronomy

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 480
Issue: 1
Pages: 800-863
Citations: 1017
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                                    Philip F. Hopkins, 
                                
                                    Andrew Wetzel, 
                                
                                    Dušan Kereš
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            FIRE-2 simulations: physics versus numerics in galaxy formation. 
                            Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
                            , 480
                            (1)
                            , 800-863.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty1690
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty1690