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Analysis of Galaxy Formation with Hydrodynamics

P. B. Tissera, D. G. Lambas, M. G. Abadi

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9603153

Abstract

We present a hydrodynamical code based on the Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics technique implemented in an AP3M code aimed at solving the hydrodynamical and gravitational equations in a cosmological frame. We analyze the ability of the code to reproduce standard tests and perform numerical simulations to study the formation of galaxies in a typical region of a CDM model. These numerical simulations include gas and dark matter particles and take into account physical processes such as shock waves, radiative cooling, and a simplified model of star formation. Several observed properties of normal galaxies such as Mgas/Mtotal ratios, the luminosity function and the Tully-Fisher relation are analyzed within the limits imposed by numerical resolution.

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