Simulating Galaxy Formation: Illustris, IllustrisTNG and beyond
PIRSA ID:
19120025
Series:
Colloquium
Event Type:
Seminar
Scientific Area(s):
Other
End date:
Speaker(s):
- Mark Vogelsberger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Physics
Cosmological simulations of galaxy formation have evolved significantly over the last years.
In my talk I will describe recent efforts to model the large-scale distribution
of galaxies with cosmological hydrodynamics simulations. I will focus on the
Illustris simulation, and our new simulation campaign, the IllustrisTNG
project. After demonstrating the success of these simulations in terms of
reproducing an enormous amount of observational data, I will also talk about
their limitations and directions for further improvements over the next couple
of years.