First Light in the Renaissance Simulation Visualization: Formation of the Very First Galaxies in the Universe
Authors: Donna J. Cox (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois), Robert M. Patterson (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois), Stuart A. Levy (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois), Jeffrey D. Carpenter (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois), AJ Christensen (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois), Kalina M. Borkiewicz (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois), Brian W. O'Shea (Michigan State University), John H. Wise (Georgia Institute of Technology), Hao Xu (University of California, San Diego), Michael L. Norman (San Diego Supercomputer Center; University of California, San Diego)
Abstract: This two-part visualization by the Advanced Visualization Lab at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications starts shortly after the Big Bang, and shows the evolution of the first galaxies in the universe over the first 400 million years, in increments of about 4 million years. The second part of the visualization stops time at the 400 million year mark, and flies the viewer through the data, breaking down the different variables that are being visualized - filaments of dense gas, pockets of elevated temperature, metals, ionized gas, and ultraviolet light.
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