Visual Analysis of Structure Formation in Cosmic Evolution

Karsten Schatz, Universität Stuttgart
Patrick Diehl, Louisiana State University
Dominic Marcello, Louisiana State University
Juhan Frank, Louisiana State University
Thomas Muller, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Steffen Frey, Universität Stuttgart
Guido Reina, Universität Stuttgart
Daniel Weiskopf, Universität Stuttgart
Thomas Ertl, Universität Stuttgart
Christoph Muller, Universität Stuttgart
Patrick Gralka, Universität Stuttgart
Moritz Heinemann, Universität Stuttgart
Alexander Straub, Universität Stuttgart
Christoph Schulz, Universität Stuttgart
Matthias Braun, Universität Stuttgart
Tobias Rau, Universität Stuttgart
Michael Becher, Universität Stuttgart

Abstract

The IEEE SciVis 2019 Contest targets the visual analysis of structure formation in the cosmic evolution of the universe from when the universe was five million years old up to now. In our submission, we analyze high-dimensional data to get an overview, then investigate the impact of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) using various visualization techniques, for instance, an adapted filament filtering method for detailed analysis and particle flow in the vicinity of filaments. Based on feedback from domain scientists on these initial visualizations, we also analyzed X-ray emissions and star formation areas. The conversion of star-forming gas to stars and the resulting increasing molecular weight of the particles could be observed.