Galaxy Physics - galacticusorg/galacticus GitHub Wiki
Below is a flowchart indicating the physical components and processes that typically occur in the evolution of a galaxy in Galacticus. (Galacticus is highly modular - many different components and processes can be included and excluded - this is intended just as a typical example.)
flowchart LR
subgraph Disk
direction TB
DiskISM[ISM]
DiskStars[Stars]
end
subgraph Spheroid
direction LR
SpheroidISM[ISM]
SpheroidStars[Stars]
end
subgraph Environment
direction LR
CGM[<a href='https://github.com/galacticusorg/galacticus/wiki/CGM-Physics' style='text-decoration: none'>CGM</a>]
IGM
end
CGM -->|<a href='https://github.com/galacticusorg/galacticus/wiki/CGM-Cooling-Physics' style='text-decoration: none'>cooling</a>| DiskISM
DiskISM -->|<a href='https://github.com/galacticusorg/galacticus/wiki/Star-Formation-Physics' style='text-decoration: none'>star formation</a>| DiskStars
DiskStars -->|<a href='https://github.com/galacticusorg/galacticus/releases/download/bleeding-edge/Galacticus_Physics.pdf#physics.stellarPopulationProperties' style='text-decoration: none'>recycling</a>| DiskISM
SpheroidISM -->|<a href='https://github.com/galacticusorg/galacticus/wiki/Star-Formation-Physics' style='text-decoration: none'>star formation</a>| SpheroidStars
SpheroidStars -->|<a href='https://github.com/galacticusorg/galacticus/releases/download/bleeding-edge/Galacticus_Physics.pdf#physics.stellarPopulationProperties' style='text-decoration: none'>recycling</a>| SpheroidISM
Disk -->|<a href='https://github.com/galacticusorg/galacticus/releases/download/bleeding-edge/Galacticus_Physics.pdf#physics.galacticDynamicsBarInstability' style='text-decoration: none'>instability</a>| Spheroid
DiskISM -->|<a href='https://github.com/galacticusorg/galacticus/wiki/Outflow-Physics' style='text-decoration: none'>outflow</a>| Environment
SpheroidISM -->|<a href='https://github.com/galacticusorg/galacticus/wiki/Outflow-Physics' style='text-decoration: none'>outflow</a>| Environment