Formation of Cosmic Structures

• starting point: tiny density fluctuations
• gravitational (Jeans) instability
• cold dark matter (CDM)
• hierarchical structure formation
• cosmos in a computer: the state of the art
  • the growth of structure: theory, observation
  • same simulation using physical=non-expanding versus expanding coordinates
  • the cosmic web
  • a galaxy cluster merger
  • millenium simulation: evolution over time, zoom into snapshot
  • simulation of Milky Way formation
• Cosmic star formation:
  • the first star: still, movie
  • cosmic star formation history

Finale

A Brief History of Time

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