Joop Schaye - December 11, 2015

Simulating the formation of galaxies

The realism of hydrodynamical simulations of the formation 
and evolution of populations of galaxies has improved considerably 
in recent years. I will try to give some insight into the 
reasons behind this success, focusing in particular on the importance 
of subgrid models and the associated limitations. I will also present 
recent results from the cosmological EAGLE simulations as well as 
from higher-resolution simulations of individual galaxies.