Information technology and science: The most detailed model of the Universe presented

South-Korean physicians led by Chukhan Kim in joint effort with their American colleagues have presented the largest and most detailed model of the University which makes 2/3 of its real size.

The model called Horizon Run 3, includes about 374 billion independent particles and is the new version of the previous models, Horizon Run 1 and - Horizon Run 2, which consisted of 69 billion and 216 billion particles respectively. Starts, star-clusters, and entire galaxies are distributed inside the model within the limits of a cube with an edge of 32 billion light years long. The extent of the seen Universe is about 46 billion light years.

The development of the Horizon Run 3 was realized by the Korean supercomputer Tachyon II which occupies the 26th place in the rating of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. To fulfill this task the device had been applying all his computing powers for 20 days.

Physicians plan to use the new model for the solution of the “large-scale astronomic problems”. In particular, they are going to use it in order to study the “echoes” of the Universe’s birth.