Constrained Local UniversE Simulations (CLUES)

Abstract

The local universe is the best known part of our universe. Within the CLUES project (http://clues-project.org - Constrained Local UniversE Simulations) we perform numerical simulations of the evolution of the local universe. For these simulations we construct initial conditions based on observational data of the galaxy distribution in the local universe. Here we review the technique of these constrained simulations. In the second part we summarize our predictions of a possible Warm Dark Matter cosmology for the observed local distribution of galaxies and the local spectrum of mini-voids as well as a study of the satellite dynamics in a simulated Local Group.

High resolution version on http://clues-project.org To be published in: Proceedings of "High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering, Garching/Munich 2009", Springer-Verlag, 2010

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