Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik

Abteilungen Theoretische Astrophysik / Computational Physics

 Theoretische Astrophysik Tuebingen
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Numerical Particle Methods

Currently, this research group is temporarily closed down.
For more informations please contact the remaining members.

Members

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Fields of research

Particle methods
Meshless Lagrangian numerical methods for simulating hydrodynamical fluid flow.

 Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH)
Special particle method for compressible fluids, often used in astrophysics.

SPH for solid mechanics

Applications in Astrophysics

Collisions of Preplanetesimals.

Accretion disks in Cataclysmic Variables and in protostellar objects.

 Algorithms
Parallel codes


 Part of this research is established within the DFG Forschergruppe FOR 759 "The Formation of Planets: The Critical First Growth Phase", in particular within subproject B4.


Results

Publications

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Last Update: 5 March 2010 - Roland Speith