# Simulating the formation of galaxy clusters

@article{Nagai2004SimulatingTF,
title={Simulating the formation of galaxy clusters},
author={Daisuke Nagai and Andrey V. Kravtsov},
journal={Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union},
year={2004},
volume={2004},
pages={296 - 298}
}
• Published 1 March 2004
• Physics
• Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
We study the effects of radiative cooling, star formation and stellar feedback on the properties and evolution of galaxy clusters using high-resolution Adaptive Mesh Refinement N-body+gasdynamics simulations of clusters forming in the $\Lambda$CDM universe. Cooling leads to the condensation of gas in the inner regions of clusters, which in turn leads to steepening of the dark matter profile. The cooling gas is replaced by the higher-entropy gas from the outer regions, which raises the entropy…
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