Petascale Cosmology: Simulations of Structure Formation

Simulations of the entire universe are by definition models of the largest and most complex physical system that exists. In carrying them out, simulators seek to discretize the matter (and radiation) in a model universe and follow their evolution from the Big Bang to the present day.

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