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Overview

Richard G. Bower was affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their main field of study was Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The primary research topics covered by Bower included:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Bower's publication record showed a significant presence in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, contributing 17 articles, as well as publications in arXiv (Cornell University), Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, BMJ Case Reports, and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University).

Some of Bower's recent papers included:

  • The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: The environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters (2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University))
  • Supermassive black holes in cosmological simulations I: MBH − M⋆ relation and black hole mass function (2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • Galactic outflow rates in the EAGLE simulations (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • Sphenix: smoothed particle hydrodynamics for the next generation of galaxy formation simulations (2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • Galactic inflow and wind recycling rates in the eagle simulations (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)

Bower worked with several frequent co-authors during their career, including:

  • Matthieu Schaller (13 co-authored works)
  • Joop Schaye (8 co-authored works)
  • Josh Borrow (6 co-authored works)
  • Shaun Cole (5 co-authored works)
  • P. Norberg (5 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • The EAGLE project: Simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments

    Joop Schaye;Robert A. Crain;Richard G. Bower;Michelle Furlong

  • The broken hierarchy of galaxy formation

    R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. Malbon;J. C. Helly

  • Breaking the hierarchy of galaxy formation

    R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. K. Malbon;J. C. Helly

  • Precision photometry of early-type galaxies in the Coma and Virgo clusters: a test of the universality of the colour–magnitude relation – II. Analysis

    Richard G. Bower;J. R. Lucey;Richard S. Ellis

  • The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: calibration of subgrid physics and model variations

    Robert A. Crain;Robert A. Crain;Joop Schaye;Richard G. Bower;Michelle Furlong

  • What Shapes the Luminosity Function of Galaxies

    A. J. Benson;R. G. Bower;C. S. Frenk;Cedric G. Lacey

  • Galaxy bimodality versus stellar mass and environment

    Ivan K. Baldry;Michael L. Balogh;Richard G. Bower;Karl Glazebrook

  • Ram pressure stripping of spiral galaxies in clusters

    Mario G. Abadi;Mario G. Abadi;Ben Moore;Richard G. Bower

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: The environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters

    Ian Lewis;Michael L. Balogh;Roberto De Propris;Warrick J. Couch

  • The Bimodal Galaxy Color Distribution: Dependence on Luminosity and Environment

    Michael L. Balogh;Michael L. Balogh;Ivan K. Baldry;Robert C. Nichol;Christopher J. Miller

  • Gone with the wind: the origin of S0 galaxies in clusters

    Vicent Quilis;Ben Moore;Richard Bower

  • The evolution of groups of galaxies in the Press-Schechter formalism

    Richard G. Bower

  • The APOSTLE simulations: solutions to the Local Group's cosmic puzzles

    Till Sawala;Till Sawala;Carlos S. Frenk;Azadeh Fattahi;Julio F. Navarro

  • Galaxy ecology: groups and low-density environments in the SDSS and 2dFGRS

    Michael L. Balogh;Vince Eke;Christopher J. Miller;Ian Lewis

  • The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission

    Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian

  • The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: Public release of halo and galaxy catalogues

    S McAlpine;JC Helly;M Schaller;JW Trayford

  • Ram pressure stripping the hot gaseous halos of galaxies in groups and clusters

    Ian G. McCarthy;Carlos S. Frenk;Andreea S. Font;Cedric G. Lacey

  • The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: public release of halo and galaxy catalogues

    Stuart McAlpine;John C. Helly;Matthieu Schaller;James W. Trayford

  • The unexpected diversity of dwarf galaxy rotation curves

    Kyle A. Oman;Julio F. Navarro;Azadeh Fattahi;Carlos S. Frenk

  • Galaxy Star Formation as a function of Environment

    F. J. Castander;F. J. Castander;M. L. Balogh;M. Bernardi;M. Bernardi;R. G. Bower

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Theuns
Tom Theuns Durham University
Robert A. Crain
Robert A. Crain Liverpool John Moores University
Joop Schaye
Joop Schaye Leiden University
Ian Smail
Ian Smail Durham University
Carlos S. Frenk
Carlos S. Frenk Durham University
Ian G. McCarthy
Ian G. McCarthy Liverpool John Moores University
Andrew J. Benson
Andrew J. Benson Carnegie Institution for Science
A. M. Swinbank
A. M. Swinbank Durham University
Tadayuki Kodama
Tadayuki Kodama Tohoku University
Karl Glazebrook
Karl Glazebrook Swinburne University of Technology

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