Lucio Massimiliano Mayer: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2019

NameHerr Prof. Dr. Lucio Massimiliano Mayer
(Professor Universität Zürich (UZH))
Adresse
Inst. f. Teilchen- und Astrophysik
ETH Zürich, HIT J 12.1
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
E-Maillmayer@ethz.ch
DepartementPhysik
BeziehungDozent

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
401-7855-00LComputational Astrophysics (University of Zurich)
Der Kurs muss direkt an der UZH belegt werden.
UZH Modulkürzel: AST245

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6 KP2VL. M. Mayer
Kurzbeschreibung
LernzielAcquire knowledge of main methodologies for computer-based models of astrophysical systems,the physical equations behind them, and train such knowledge with simple examples of computer programmes
Inhalt1. Integration of ODE, Hamiltonians and Symplectic integration techniques, time adaptivity, time reversibility
2. Large-N gravity calculation, collisionless N-body systems and their simulation
3. Fast Fourier Transform and spectral methods in general
4. Eulerian Hydrodynamics: Upwinding, Riemann solvers, Limiters
5. Lagrangian Hydrodynamics: The SPH method
6. Resolution and instabilities in Hydrodynamics
7. Initial Conditions: Cosmological Simulations and Astrophysical Disks
8. Physical Approximations and Methods for Radiative Transfer in Astrophysics
LiteraturGalactic Dynamics (Binney & Tremaine, Princeton University Press),
Computer Simulation using Particles (Hockney & Eastwood CRC press),
Targeted journal reviews on computational methods for astrophysical fluids (SPH, AMR, moving mesh)
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesSome knowledge of UNIX, scripting languages (see www.physik.uzh.ch/lectures/informatik/python/ as an example), some prior experience programming, knowledge of C, C++ beneficial