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[https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/ '''''MilkyWay@home'''''] is a '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer distributed computing]]''''' project that needs your help to ...
[https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/ '''''MilkyWay@home'''''] is a '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer distributed computing]]''''' project based at Rensselaer Polytechnics Institute that needs your help to optimize N-body simulations of dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way.


== Why MilkyWay@home? ==
== Why MilkyWay@home? ==
 
The N-body project on MilkyWay@home simulates dwarf galaxies colliding with (or being disrupted by) the Milky Way.
* why this topic/object of study?


== Goal ==
== Goal ==
* summarize the objectives and challenges which the project addresses, before jumping into details
The goal of the N-body project is to match simulated dwarf galaxies to real dwarf galaxy data, and thereby constrain the properties of the Milky Way galaxy's gravitational potential (as well as the properties of the dwarf galaxies).


== Methods ==
== Methods ==

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MilkyWay@home is a volunteer distributed computing project based at Rensselaer Polytechnics Institute that needs your help to optimize N-body simulations of dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way.

Why MilkyWay@home?

The N-body project on MilkyWay@home simulates dwarf galaxies colliding with (or being disrupted by) the Milky Way.

Goal

The goal of the N-body project is to match simulated dwarf galaxies to real dwarf galaxy data, and thereby constrain the properties of the Milky Way galaxy's gravitational potential (as well as the properties of the dwarf galaxies).

Methods

  • always including "why BOINC"?
Milky Way image
A dwarf galaxy being disrupted by the Milky Way's gravity (the Milky Way is not shown, and would be at the center of the picture)
  • impactful final statement

Project team / Sponsors

Project results

https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/information.php

Scientific publications

https://boinc.berkeley.edu/pubs.php#Milkyway@home