About Us

Our group strives to uncover the basic physics of star formation, planetary systems, active galactic nuclei, the birth of stars and galaxies of the early universe, the characteristics of the light they emit, formation and evolution of galaxies and black holes. We tackle many of the problems of modern astrophysics by solving equations of relativistic radiation hydrodynamics, radiation transport, and gravitational dynamics, which faithfully capture the interaction of light with matter and the complex gravitational interactions, so crucial in the study of the formation and evolution of stars, galaxies, and black holes. To find solutions to the complicated system of equations that describe multi-component celestial bodies and turbulent flow, we conduct large-scale numerical simulations, using, amongst others, tailor-made supercomputers at the Center for Computational Sciences.

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Cosmological evolution of dark matter subhaloes under tidal stripping by growing Milky Way--like galaxies

Abstract We present the findings of a comprehensive and detailed analysis of merger tree data from ultra-high-resolution cosmological $N$-body simulations. The analysis, conducted with a particle mass resolution of $5 \times 10^3 h^{-1} M_{\odot}$ and a halo mass resolution of $10^7 h^{-1} M_{\odot}$, provides sufficient accuracy to suppress numerical artefacts....

• Yudai Kazuno (University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences)
• Masao Mori (University of Tsukuba, CCS)
• Yuka Kaneda (University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences)
• Koki Otaki (Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza University; di Roma)

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