par « These types of simulations, in terms of the physics taking place underneath, can be used for a lot of different things, » Kegerreis said. « Here in Durham, the main thing that people are actually using to do similar simulations is to create galaxies and much larger cosmic things where you develop dark matter and stars and galaxies, instead of more things. Small like planets. We can use the same simulation code to do these different things just from By presenting different variations of the specific equations we’re solving. But it’s the same basic structure. «
The lack of real-time graphics (think an endless code running on screen rather than a galaxy-scale civilization) means that it will have no qualification for a blockbuster video game. Anytime soon. However, it could end up helping to unveil some of the universe’s secrets, from the Big Bang to the present day. When it comes to trade-offs, it’s not a bad thing.
An article describing the latest project entitled “Atmospheric Erosion by Giant Effects on Terrestrial Planets: A Scale Law for Any Velocity, Angle, Mass and Density” was recently published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
