Mark Vogelsberger (MIT)

Simulating Structure and Galaxy Formation

Cosmological simulations of galaxy formation have evolved significantly over
the last decade. In my talk I will describe recent efforts to model the
large-scale distribution of galaxies with cosmological hydrodynamical
simulations. 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. Furthermore, I will also talk briefly about our new simulation
campaign, the THESAN project, to study the epoch of re-ionization and the early
Universe.