Title：Reconstructing the initial conditions to simulate the formation of the local universe

Speaker：Professor Houjun Mo
Unit：University of Massachusetts/ Tsinghua University
Time：2016.09.21（Wednesday）14:30
Place：Physics Building 573, Haiyun Campus, Xiamen University
Abstract：I will describe a method that can be used to reconstruct the initial conditions of the local universe accurately. The method is applied to the SDSS volume. High-resolution simulations of the reconstructed initial conditions have been carried to recover of the formation histories and structures observed in the local universe. I will also describe how the results can be used to study the formation and structure of the local cosmic web and of galaxies that are embedded in it.