Ergodicity of FIRE: star formation variations within and between simulated galaxies

arXiv:2607.18005 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-07-20 · Read on arXiv

Fraser M. Smith, Robert J. Thacker

astro-ph.GA

Submitted: 2026-07-20

Comments: 17 pages, 11 figures, 2 tables. Published in ApJ

Journal ref: Astrophys. J. 1006 (2026) 98

DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae80a1

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• AGN — 13× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• AGN Feedback — 8× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Core — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Diffusion Processes — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Stellar Feedback — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• Quenching of Galaxies at Cosmic Noon: Understanding the Effect of Environment
• Second public data release of the FIRE-2 cosmological zoom-in simulations of galaxy formation

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