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astro-ph.IM2016★ 26 cited
GOTHIC: Gravitational oct-tree code accelerated by hierarchical time step controlling
Yohei Miki, Masayuki Umemura
The tree method is a widely implemented algorithm for collisionless -body simulations in astrophysics well suited for GPU(s). Adopting hierarchical time stepping can accelerate…
astro-ph.GA2016★ 19 cited
Collision tomography: Physical properties of possible progenitors of the Andromeda stellar stream
Yohei Miki, Masao Mori, R. Michael Rich
To unveil a progenitor of the Andromeda Giant Stellar Stream, we investigate the interaction between an accreting satellite galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy using an -body simula…
astro-ph.GA2016★ 29 cited
Formation of the Andromeda Giant Stream: Asymmetric Structure and Disc Progenitor
Takanobu Kirihara, Yohei Miki, Masao Mori +2
We focus on the evidence of a past minor merger discovered in the halo of the Andromeda galaxy (M31). Previous N-body studies have enjoyed moderate success in producing the observe…