Really something… A Full-Fledged Simulation of the Universe

 

Not from Time0 but really impressive! It starts with the Universe being 4 billion years of age and goes to age 14 billion years.

It was produced by a Harvard-Smithsonian team.

Arepo is the software which did it.

“Arepo's secret to producing accurate visualizations is its geometry; a grid that moves and flexes to mirror the motions of dark energy, dark matter, gasses and stars. Video playback of the celestial recreation clocks in at just over a minute, but it took Harvard's 1,024-core Odyssey super computer months to churn out.”

- http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/17/scientists-create-universe-simulation/

You can find the minute long vid at the link above.

There is a press release here: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2012/pr201223.html with additional sources.

 

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Reading the comments was more entertaining than watching the video....

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Taking too long to load!

Reply #3 Top

Kool find Seth! Did you see all the "fractals"?  :w00t: B)

 

Reply #4 Top

Interesting reading and video. Thanks Doc.

P.S. That would make a really cool .dream. It downloads as a 8,203 kb  mp4 ;)

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Hmmmm.....lemme see...again. lol

Not too shabby. Wish it were longer though.