Robert J. Thacker

Glenn Research Center — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena(36), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(17), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(13), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories(13), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies(13)

Publications59 total

Modeling and simulation of thermophysical properties using a combined mixture model
Shock Waves·2025
Examining partial ergodicity as a predictor of star formation departures from the galactic main sequence in isolated galaxies
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2024Open Access
Examining partial ergodicity as a predictor of star formation departures from the galactic main sequence in isolated galaxies
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Effective viscosity from cloud–cloud collisions in 3D global smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations
Saint Mary's University Institutional Repository (Saint Mary's University)·2018· 9 cited
On the estimation and detection of the Rees–Sciama effect
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2016· 3 citedOpen Access
Some remarks on new numerical estimations of the Rees-Sciama effect
Proceedings of Frontiers of Fundamental Physics 14 — PoS(FFP14)·2016Open Access
nIFTy galaxy cluster simulations – IV. Quantifying the influence of baryons on halo properties
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2016· 44 citedOpen Access
nIFTy galaxy cluster simulations – I. Dark matter and non-radiative models
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2016· 79 citedOpen Access
“Observing and Analyzing” Images from a Simulated High-Redshift Universe
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific·2015· 1 citedOpen Access
Improving on numerical simulations of nonlinear CMB anisotropies
Journal of Physics Conference Series·2015Open Access
AGN feedback models: correlations with star formation and observational implications of time evolution
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2014· 34 citedOpen Access
Cloud angular momentum and effective viscosity in global SPH simulations with feedback
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2014· 6 citedOpen Access
Computational Astrophysics
2014· 1 cited
High-velocity-dispersion cold gas in ULIRG Outflows – I. Direct simulations
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2014· 5 citedOpen Access
Some remarks on new numerical estimations of the Rees-Sciama effect
ffp·2014
CMB Anisotropy Computations Using Hydra Gas Code
Springer proceedings in physics·2014· 2 cited
A New Numerical Approach to Estimate the Sunyaev–Zel’dovich Effect
Springer proceedings in mathematics & statistics·2013· 1 cited
A comparative study of AGN feedback algorithms
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2013· 70 citedOpen Access
Accretion disc particle accretion in major merger simulations
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2013· 19 citedOpen Access
The halo shape and evolution of polar disc galaxies
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2012· 25 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

H. M. P. Couchman(14), Evan Scannapieco(12), Hugh Couchman(7), B. K. Gibson(6), F. R. Pearce(5), Chris B. Brook(5), K. Pilkington(4), F. Calura(4), James Wadsley(4), Pascal J. Elahi(4), James Wurster(4), Màrius Josep Fullana i Alfonso(4), Josep Vicent Arnau i Córdoba(4), C. G. Few(3), L. Michel-Dansac(3), Jeremy Bailin(3), Alexander Knebe(3), Alexander Hobbs(3), J. S. Rowlinson(3), David Williamson(3)