Approaches that treat the constituents of the Galaxy in equilibrium and look at the various scales in isolation have reached clear limits. A comprehensive model of our Milky Way needs to consider it as one single complex ecosystem. It needs to identify the initial and boundary conditions for structure formation at all scales involved, and it needs to be based on a complete inventory of the conditions conducive to the birth of stars and planets. The goal of ECOGAL is to understand our Galactic ecosystem, from the disk of the Milky Way to the formation sites of stars and planets. A substantial part of the simulations involved are realised with Ramses.
Website: http://ecogal.eu/