Filaments of the Slime Mold Cosmic Web and How They Affect Galaxy Evolution

We present a novel approach for identifying cosmic web filaments within the DisPerSE structure identification framework, using cosmic density field estimates from the Monte Carlo Physarum Machine (MCPM), inspired by the slime mold organism. We apply our method to the IllustrisTNG (TNG100) cosmologic...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal
Main Authors:	Farhanul Hasan, Joseph N. Burchett, Douglas Hellinger, Oskar Elek, Daisuke Nagai, S. M. Faber, Joel R. Primack, David C. Koo, Nir Mandelker, Joanna Woo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Galaxy evolution Cosmic web Intergalactic filaments Galaxy quenching Star formation Large-scale structure of the universe
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad4ee2