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Extreme Horizon

Resolving galactic disks in their cosmic environment

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Molecular cloud fragmentation and evolution, formation of prestellar cores

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Fragmentation of self-gravitating disks

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Resolving protoplanetary disks in massive protostellar clumps

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Unveiling the magnetic link between stars and planets

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Understanding the dynamics of dust during the protostellar collapse

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Interacting

  • Summary
  • Snapshots
    • t=$217.1 \; \textrm{Myr}$
    • t=$428.9 \; \textrm{Myr}$

Summary

This simulation run includes the interaction with the companion galaxy, responsible for generating the two armed grand-design spiral pattern in the main galaxy. For simplicity the companion is modelled as a single massive collisionless particle with a large gravitational softening length.

Simulated using Arepo

Snapshots

Snap_INT_1109 (t=$217.1 \; \textrm{Myr}$)

Snap_INT_2192 (t=$428.9 \; \textrm{Myr}$)

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