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Most Detailed Cosmological Simulation to Date

Scientists are incorporating the physics of black holes into a highly sophisticated model running on a powerful supercomputing system. The team has produced an unprecedented simulation of cosmic evolution that verifies and deepens our understanding of relationships between black holes and the galaxies in which they reside. Called BHCosmo, the simulation shows that black holes are integral to the structure of the cosmos and may help guide users of future telescopes, showing them what to look for as they aim to locate the earliest cosmic events and untangle the history of the universe. "Ours is the first simulation to incorporate black hole physics. It is very computationally challenging, involving more calculations than any prior similar modeling of the cosmos, and the result offers us the best picture to date of how the cosmos formed."

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