Speaker
Description
In this talk, I will present the main scientific outcomes of my PhD thesis, which focuses on the analysis of dwarf satellite galaxies in cosmological zoom-in simulations of Milky Way–mass halos. First, I will briefly summarize the core results regarding the physical mechanisms that drive the quenching of star formation in satellite galaxies as they interact with their host halos, within the framework of the AGORA collaboration. Finally, I will discuss the findings related to the small-scale challenge of the ΛCDM model about the formation of planes of satellites in high-resolution zoom-in simulations. In particular, I will highlight the impact of the mass of a Gaia–Enceladus–Sausage–like major merger at z∼2 using the VINTERGATAN-GM simulation suite.
