Connecting the Dots: Lyman Break, Ultra Luminous Infrared and Passively Evolving Galaxies in the High Redshift Universe

这个项目将通过在全冷暗物质宇宙学背景下使用具有高分辨率和物理细节的N体数值模拟来更好地理解高红移星系的形成。这些模拟将跟踪早期星系到现在的演化，将它们的性质与现代星系的性质联系起来。该项目将直接将N-Body模拟中粒子的空间分布和物理性质与实际测量的高红移星系的数量联系起来。广泛的影响包括一个项目，帮助代表不足的少数族裔过渡到大学，可能是天文学专业，以及为本科生提供研究机会。

This project will develop a better understanding of the formation of galaxies at high redshift by using numerical N-Body simulations with high resolution and physical detail in a full Cold Dark Matter cosmological context. The simulations will follow the evolution of early galaxies up to the present time to connect their properties with those of present-day galaxies. The project will relate directly the spatial distribution and physical properties of the particles in the N-Body simulations with the quantities actually measured for real high redshift galaxies.Broader impacts include a program to help underrepresented minorities in their transition to college and possibly an astronomy major, and research opportunities for undergraduates.