The VINTERGATAN simulation

Cosmological zoom simulation of a Milky Way-like galaxy.
(Vintergatan is the Swedish word for Milky Way, literally The Winter Street)

Simulation details and results in:

Agertz et al. (2021): VINTERGATAN I: The origins of chemically, kinematically and structurally distinct discs in a simulated Milky Way-mass galaxy
Renaud et al. (2021): VINTERGATAN II: the history of the Milky Way told by its mergers
Renaud et al. (2021): VINTERGATAN III: how to reset the metallicity of the Milky Way

Higher resolutions and different formats of the movies below might be available upon request. Don't hesitate to ask!
(florent.renaud<at>gmail.com)

Evolution