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Computational Methods for Astrophysical Fluid Flow

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 27. Lecture Notes 1997 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

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  1. R. J. LeVeque

    1. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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  2. D. Mihalas

    1. Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

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  3. E. A. Dorfi

    1. Institut für Astronomie der Universität Wien, Wien, Austria

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  4. E. Müller

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany

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  1. O. Steiner

    1. High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, USA
      Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik, Freiburg, Germany

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  2. A. Gautschy

    1. Astronomisches Institut der Universität Basel, Biningen, Switzerland

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  • This book can be used also as a textbook for scientific modelling in fluid mechanics and astrophysics

Part of the book series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course (SAASFEE, volume 27)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  3. Radiation Hydrodynamics

    • Dimitri Mihalas
    Pages 161-262

  5. Simulation of Astrophysical Fluid Flow

    • Ewald Müller
    Pages 343-494

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 495-508
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About this book

This book leads directly to the most modern numerical techniques for compressible fluid flow, with special consideration given to astrophysical applications. Emphasis is put on high-resolution shock-capturing finite-volume schemes based on Riemann solvers. The applications of such schemes, in particular the PPM method, are given and include large-scale simulations of supernova explosions by core collapse and thermonuclear burning and astrophysical jets. Parts two and three treat radiation hydrodynamics. The power of adaptive (moving) grids is demonstrated with a number of stellar-physical simulations showing very crispy shock-front structures.
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Keywords

  • astronomy
  • astrophysics
  • conservation law
  • dynamics
  • flow
  • solution
  • Supernova
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"Gives detailed web addresses and information where such codes can be downloaded (...). In conclusion, I feel the book gives and excellent account of present-day astrophysical hydrodynamics."
A. Brandenburg, The Observatory, 1999
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Authors, Editors and Affiliations

  • High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, USA

    O. Steiner

  • Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik, Freiburg, Germany

    O. Steiner

  • Astronomisches Institut der Universität Basel, Biningen, Switzerland

    A. Gautschy

  • Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    R. J. LeVeque

  • Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

    D. Mihalas

  • Institut für Astronomie der Universität Wien, Wien, Austria

    E. A. Dorfi

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany

    E. Müller

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Computational Methods for Astrophysical Fluid Flow

  • Book Subtitle: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 27. Lecture Notes 1997 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

  • Authors: R. J. LeVeque, D. Mihalas, E. A. Dorfi, E. Müller

  • Editors: O. Steiner, A. Gautschy

  • Series Title: Saas-Fee Advanced Course

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31632-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-64448-4Published: 19 August 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08412-6Published: 15 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-31632-9Published: 18 April 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1861-7980

  • Series E-ISSN: 1861-8227

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 510

  • Number of Illustrations: 212 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Astrophysics, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis, Earth Sciences, Geophysics

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