Magneticum Pathfinder: Evolution of the universe in unmatched precision
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 13:50
in Astronomy & Space
The world's most elaborate cosmological simulation of the evolution of our universe was recently completed by astrophysicists. For the first time, a hydrodynamic cosmological simulation is large enough to be directly compared with large-scale astronomical surveys. The most comprehensive simulation within the 'Magneticum Pathfinder' project pursues the development of a record number of 180 billion tiny spatial elements in a previously unreached spatial area of 12.5 billion light years.