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Supernova (SN) explosions play an important role in the development of galactic structures. The energy and momentum imparted on the interstellar medium (ISM) in so-called "supernova feedback" drives turbulence, heats the gas, enriches it…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-25 André-Patrick Bubel

We study the imprints of AGN feedback and physical viscosity on the properties of galaxy clusters using hydrodynamical simulation models carried out with the TreeSPH code GADGET-2. Besides self-gravity of dark matter and baryons, our…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Debora Sijacki , Volker Springel

Feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGN) can strongly impact the host galaxies by driving high-velocity winds that impart substantial energy and momentum to the interstellar medium (ISM). In this work, we study the impact of these winds…

We present a study of the effect of AGN feedback on metal enrichment and thermal properties of the intracluster medium (ICM) in hydrodynamical simulations. The cosmological simulations are performed for a set of clusters using a version of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 D. Fabjan , S. Borgani , L. Tornatore , A. Saro , G. Murante , K. Dolag

We carry out several isolated galaxy evolution simulations in a fixed dark matter halo gravitational potential using the new version of our N-body/Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) code GCD+. The new code allows us to more accurately…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Awat Rahimi , Daisuke Kawata

We study the implementation of mechanical feedback from supernovae (SNe) and stellar mass loss in galaxy simulations, within the Feedback In Realistic Environments (FIRE) project. We present the FIRE-2 algorithm for coupling mechanical…

A fundamental gap in the current understanding of galaxies concerns the thermodynamical evolution of the ordinary, baryonic matter. On one hand, radiative emission drastically decreases the thermal energy content of the interstellar plasma…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 M. Gaspari , F. Brighenti , P. Temi

We present a smoothed particle hydrodynamic (SPH) simulation that reproduces a galaxy that is a moderate facsimile of those observed. The primary failing point of previous simulations of disk formation, namely excessive transport of angular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 R. J. Thacker , H. M. P. Couchman

We present an analysis of the properties of the ICM in an extended set of cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy clusters and groups performed with the TreePM+SPH GADGET-3 code. Besides a set of non-radiative simulations, we…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 S. Planelles , S. Borgani , D. Fabjan , M. Killedar , G. Murante , G. L. Granato , C. Ragone-Figueroa , K. Dolag

The formation of structure in the Universe at large scales is dominated by gravity, with baryonic physics becoming significant at $\sim{\rm Mpc}$ scales. To capture the impact of baryonic physics, cosmological simulations must model gas…

Modern cosmological simulations have now matured to the point of reproducing the evolution of realistic galaxy populations across cosmic time. These simulations rely on feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGN) to quench massive galaxies,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-02 Skylar Grayson , Evan Scannapieco , Romeel Davé , Arif Babul , Renier T. Hough

Numerical methods have become a powerful tool for research in astrophysics, but their utility depends critically on the availability of suitable simulation codes. This calls for continuous efforts in code development, which is necessitated…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-19 Volker Springel , Rüdiger Pakmor , Oliver Zier , Martin Reinecke

Galaxies at redshift $z\sim 1-2$ display high star formation rates (SFRs) with elevated cold gas fractions and column densities. Simulating a self-regulated ISM in a hydrodynamical, self-consistent context, has proven challenging due to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-04 Alon Gurman , Ulrich P. Steinwandel , Chia-Yu Hu , Amiel Sterberg

We examine the role of energy feedback in shaping the distribution of metals within cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of L* disc galaxies. While negative abundance gradients today provide a boundary condition for galaxy evolution…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 B. K. Gibson , K. Pilkington , C. B. Brook , G. S. Stinson , J. Bailin

We present results obtained from a set of cosmological hydrodynamic simulations of galaxy clusters, aimed at comparing predictions with observational data on the diversity between cool-core (CC) and non-cool-core (NCC) clusters. Our…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-04 E. Rasia , S. Borgani , G. Murante , S. Planelles , A. M. Beck , V. Biffi , C. Ragone-Figueroa , G. L. Granato , L. K. Steinborn , K. Dolag

Cosmological simulations fail to reproduce realistic galaxy populations without energy injection from active galactic nuclei (AGN) into the interstellar medium (ISM) and circumgalactic medium (CGM); a process called `AGN feedback'.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-20 C. M. Harrison , A. Girdhar , S. R. Ward

While feedback from Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) is an important heating source in the centre of galaxy clusters, it is still unclear how the feedback energy is injected into the intracluster medium (ICM) and what role different numerical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-02-08 Go Ogiya , Pawel Biernacki , Oliver Hahn , Romain Teyssier

We present results from a new set of 30 cosmological simulations of galaxy clusters, including the effects of radiative cooling, star formation, supernova feedback, black hole growth and AGN feedback. We first demonstrate that our AGN model…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Simon R. Pike , Scott T. Kay , Richard D. A. Newton , Peter A. Thomas , Adrian Jenkins

Galactic feedback strongly affects the way galactic environments are enriched. We examine this connection by performing a suite of cosmological hydrodynamic simulations, exploring a range of parameters based on the galaxy formation model…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Joshua Suresh , Simeon Bird , Mark Vogelsberger , Shy Genel , Paul Torrey , Debora Sijacki , Volker Springel , Lars Hernquist

Tracing the cosmic path of galaxies requires an understanding of their chemical enrichment and merging histories. One of the most important constraints is the internal structure of galaxies, notably the internal distribution of elements…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-14 Dyna Ibrahim , Chiaki Kobayashi