Thursday, May 8, 2014

Simulating the Universe: Closest to the Matrix?



Illustris simulation still frame centered on the most massive galaxy cluster existing toda...



Illustris computer simulation creates the first realistic virtual universe

As you might expect, the scale and complexities of the underlying physics means creating a realistic virtual universe would require some hefty computing power. A team of astronomers is claiming to have achieved this impressive feat using a computer simulation called "Illustris," which took five years to program and, for the first time, can recreate the evolution of the Universe in high fidelity.

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