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Abstract:
Tailored simulations are excellent tools for investigating a variety
of physical phenomena using controlled numerical experiments. In this
talk, I will introduce you to a new version of the GalactICS code that
generates equilibrium initial galaxy conditions comprising a stellar
bulge, two stellar disks, a dark halo, and a gas disk. This code has
been used to in a number of interesting projects including generating
a 5 component Milky Way model, generating mock data cubes and mock
IFUs for comparison with observations, modelling barred spiral
galaxies like NGC 1300, testing whether the tidal features of IC 10
are due to an interaction with M 31, quantifying the asymmetries in
velocity profiles, and examining mergers in VR. This talk will briefly
highlight the results from some of these projects and show some of the
ways tailored simulations can be used to understand and explore
interesting phenomena through numerical experiments.
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