Simulating the Milky Way is hard

The formation of the Milky Way in the currently accepted concordance cosmology presents a couple of pitfalls. Mostly, these involve the much reported overcooling problem. If gas is allowed to cool, it will condense into massive central concentrations unlike any observed in real galaxies. These conce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stinson G., Brook C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20121901005