The Cosmic Web and its impact on galaxy formation and alignment

• Applicant: Dr. Noam Isaac Libeskind
• Subject Area: Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Term: from 2019 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 410415894

• Final Report Year: 2023

Final Report Abstract

The outcomes of this collaborative research significantly contribute to advancing our understanding of the cosmic web and its intricate relationship with galaxy formation and alignment. These publications reflect the depth and breadth of the research conducted by the teams at AIP and PMO, showcasing their expertise in observational and theoretical aspects of astrophysics and cosmology. The collaboration between these two teams, with their complementary skills, has proven fruitful in addressing longstanding questions in the field.

Publications

• A robust determination of halo environment in the cosmic field. New Astronomy, 80, 101405.
  Wang, Peng; Kang, Xi; Libeskind, Noam I.; Guo, Quan; Gottlöber, Stefan & Wang, Wei
  
• The Alignment of Satellite Systems with Cosmic Filaments in the SDSS DR12. The Astrophysical Journal, 900(2), 129.
  Wang, 王 Peng 鹏; Libeskind, Noam I.; Tempel, Elmo; Pawlowski, Marcel S.; Kang, 康 Xi 熙 & Guo, 郭 Quan 铨
  
• The hestia project: simulations of the Local Group. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 498(2), 2968-2983.
  Libeskind, Noam I.; Carlesi, Edoardo; Grand, Robert J. J.; Khalatyan, Arman; Knebe, Alexander; Pakmor, Ruediger; Pilipenko, Sergey; Pawlowski, Marcel S.; Sparre, Martin; Tempel, Elmo; Wang, Peng; Courtois, Hélène M.; Gottlöber, Stefan; Hoffman, Yehuda; Minchev, Ivan; Pfrommer, Christoph; Sorce, Jenny G.; Springel, Volker; Steinmetz, Matthias ... & Yepes, Gustavo
  
• Cosmic Web-halo Connection between Twin Universes. The Astrophysical Journal, 920(2), 89.
  Chen, 陈 Hou-Zun 厚尊; Kang, 康 Xi 熙; Wang, 王 Peng 鹏; Libeskind, Noam I. & Luo, 罗 Yu 煜
  
• Possible observational evidence for cosmic filament spin. Nature Astronomy, 5(8), 839-845.
  Wang, Peng; Libeskind, Noam I.; Tempel, Elmo; Kang, Xi & Guo, Quan
  
• The Lopsided Distribution of Satellites of Isolated Central Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal, 914(2), 78.
  Wang, 王 Peng 鹏; Libeskind, 李 Noam I. 诺 恩; Pawlowski, Marcel S.; Kang, 康 Xi 熙; Wang, 王 Wei 伟; Guo, 郭 Quan 铨 & Tempel, Elmo
  
• Quenching of Massive Disk Galaxies in the IllustrisTNG Simulation. The Astrophysical Journal, 928(2), 100.
  Xu, 徐 Yingzhong 迎中; Luo, 罗 Yu 煜; Kang, 康 Xi 熙; Li, 李 Zhiyuan 志远; Li, 李 Zongnan 宗男; Wang, 王 Peng 鹏 & Libeskind, Noam