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Modified gravity models with scale-dependent linear growth typically exhibit an enhancement in the power spectrum beyond a certain scale. The conventional methods for extracting cosmological information usually involve inferring modified…

We simulate the Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick (LMG) model using the Variational-Quantum-Eigensolver (VQE) algorithm on a neutral atom quantum computer. We test the ground-state energy of spin systems with up to 15 spins. Two different encoding…

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We describe a new hybrid N-body/hydrodynamical code based on the particle-mesh (PM) method and the piecewise-parabolic method (PPM) for use in solving problems related to the evolution of large-scale structure, galaxy clusters, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 P. M. Ricker , S. Dodelson , D. Q. Lamb

We model the two-point correlation function of galaxies in a cold dark matter Universe by combining two powerful theoretical tools - dissipationless N-body simulations of dark matter clustering (specifically the GIF simulations carried out…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. J. Benson , S. Cole , C. S. Frenk , C. M. Baugh , C. G. Lacey

The spherical collapse scenario has great importance in cosmology since it captures several crucial aspects of structure formation. The presence of self-similar solutions in the Einstein-de Sitter (EdS) model greatly simplifies its…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-03 Han Zhang , Tobias Weinzierl , Holger Schulz , Baojiu Li

We present a retuning of the IllustrisTNG baryonic physics model which can be used to run large-box realistic cosmological simulations with a lower resolution. This new model employs a lowered gas density threshold for star formation and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-28 Myles A. Mitchell , Christian Arnold , Baojiu Li

We train convolutional neural networks to correct the output of fast and approximate N-body simulations at the field level. Our model, Neural Enhanced COLA --NECOLA--, takes as input a snapshot generated by the computationally efficient…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-18 Neerav Kaushal , Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro , Elena Giusarma , Yin Li , Conner Hawry , Mauricio Reyes

Models of $f(R)$ gravity that introduce corrections to the Newtonian potential in the weak field limit are tested at the scale of galaxy clusters. These models can explain the dynamics of spiral and elliptical galaxies without resorting to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-12 I. De Martino , M. De Laurentis , F. Atrio-Barandela , S. Capozziello

In an era where scientific experimentation is often costly, multi-fidelity emulation provides a powerful tool for predictive scientific computing. While there has been notable work on multi-fidelity modeling, existing models do not…

Next generation galaxy surveys demand the development of massive ensembles of galaxy mocks to model the observables and their covariances, what is computationally prohibitive using $N$-body simulations. COLA is a novel method designed to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-07 Albert Izard , Martin Crocce , Pablo Fosalba

Numerical simulations are becoming a more effective tool for conducting detailed investigations into the evolution of our universe. In this article, we show how the framework of numerical relativity can be used for studying cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-03-13 David Garrison

This paper investigates the potential of Machian Gravity (MG), a five-dimensional theory of gravity, to explain the acceleration law governing rotationally bound systems, in particular spiral galaxies. MG was proposed as a framework capable…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-08 Santanu Das

I examine how two specific examples of modified gravity explanations of cosmic acceleration help us understand some general problems confronting cosmological tests of gravity: how do we distinguish modified gravity from dark energy if they…

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A wide variety of outstanding problems in astrophysics involve the motion of a large number of particles ($N\gtrsim 10^{6}$) under the force of gravity. These include the global evolution of globular clusters, tidal disruptions of stars by…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-29 Cristián Maureira-Fredes , Pau Amaro-Seoane

We investigate cosmological signatures of the minimal theory of massive gravity (MTMG). To this aim, we simulate the normal branch of the MTMG by employing the \textsc{Ramses} \mbox{$N$-body} code and extending it with an effective…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-29 R. Hagala , A. De Felice , D. F. Mota , S. Mukohyama

Numerical simulations of self-gravitating systems are generally based on N-body codes, which solve the equations of motion of a large number of interacting particles. This approach suffers from poor statistical sampling in regions of low…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-27 Giovanni Manfredi , Jean-Louis Rouet , Bruce Miller , Yui Shiozawa

We investigate the feasibility of using COmoving Lagrangian Acceleration (COLA) technique to efficiently generate galaxy mock catalogues that can accurately reproduce the statistical properties of observed galaxies. Our proposed scheme…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-06 Jiacheng Ding , Shaohong Li , Yi Zheng , Xiaolin Luo , Le Zhang , Xiao-Dong Li

Particle-Mesh (PM) codes are still very useful tools for testing predictions of cosmological models in cases when extra high resolution is not very important. We release for public use a cosmological PM N-body code. We provide a complete…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Anatoly Klypin , Jon Holtzman

We discuss a new algorithm to generate multi-scale initial conditions with multiple levels of refinements for cosmological "zoom-in" simulations. The method uses an adaptive convolution of Gaussian white noise with a real space transfer…

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