Cosmos Code Simulates Wide-Ranging Astrophysical Phenomena (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center

Cosmos Code Simulates Wide-Ranging Astrophysical Phenomena

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Shown here is a multi-physics simulation of an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) jet colliding with and triggering star formation within an intergalactic gas cloud (red indicates jet material, blue is neutral Hydrogen [H I] gas, and green is cold, molecular Hydrogen [H_2] gas.

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Chris Fragile

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