UniverseMachine: Empirical model for galaxy formation
Abstract
The UniverseMachine applies simple empirical models of galaxy formation to dark matter halo merger trees. For each model, it generates an entire mock universe, which it then observes in the same way as the real Universe to calculate a likelihood function. It includes an advanced MCMC algorithm to explore the allowed parameter space of empirical models that are consistent with observations.
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Pub Date:
- February 2023
- Bibcode:
- 2023ascl.soft02011B
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- Software