Go with the Flow: The Self-Similar and Non-Linear Behaviour of Large-Scale In- and Outflows and the Impact of Accretion Shocks from Galaxies to Galaxy Clusters

Abstract

From the scale-free nature of gravity, the structure in the universe is expected to be self-similar on large scales. However, this self-similarity will eventually break down due to small-scale gas physics such as star formation, AGN and stellar feedback as well as non-linear effects gaining importance relative to linear structure formation. In this work we investigate the large-scale matter flows that connect collapsed structures to their cosmic environments specifically for their agreement with self-similarity in various properties. For this purpose we use the full power of the hydrodynamical cosmological simulation suite Magneticum Pathfinder to calculate the in- and outflow rates for haloes on a large range of masses and redshifts. We find a striking self-similarity across the whole mass range and cosmic epochs that only breaks in the outflowing regime due to the different outflow driving mechanisms for galaxies vs. galaxy clusters. Geometrical analysis of the patterns of in vs. outflow demonstrate how the inflows organize into anisotropic filaments driven by the tidal environment, while the outflows are isotropic due to their thermal nature. This also manifests in the thermal and chemical properties of the gas: While the inflowing gas is pristine and colder, encountering the accretion shocks and entering the influence region of AGN and stellar feedback heats the gas up into a diffuse, metal enriched and hot atmosphere. Overall the differences between outflowing and infalling gas are enhanced at the galaxy cluster scale compared to the galaxy scale due to the accretion shocks that reach out to large radii for these objects. An individual study of the gas motions in the outskirts of one of the most massive clusters in the simulations illustrates these results: Gas found in the outer hot atmosphere at z=0 falls in and is completely enriched early before being shock heated and expanding.

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