Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1998, 522 pp.
Many standard numerical algorithms for fluid dynamics have their roots in astrophysics; the reasons are probably twofold. First, since astrophysical objects are normally not amenable to experimental studies, astrophysicists seek some understanding by simulating them by methods of computational physics. With the advancement of computer technology and numerical algorithms, complex astrophysical phenomena such as supeova explosions, accretion of material onto a star, stellar pulsations, or the granular patte of solar convection are now accessible to simulation almost as if they were approachable via experiments in the laboratory. Second, the extreme conditions that prevail in astrophysical flows such as extremely high shock strengths, or very high compressibility of the fluid lead to the development of novel numerical methods that would normally not have been required for terrestrial engineering applications.
Contents
1 Randall J. LeVeque Nonlinear Conservation Laws and Finite Volume Methods.
2 Dimitri Mihalas Radiation Hydrodynamics
3 Est A. Dorfi Radiation Hydrodynamics: Numerical Aspects and Applications
4 Ewald Miiller Simulation of Astrophysical Fluid Flow
Index
Many standard numerical algorithms for fluid dynamics have their roots in astrophysics; the reasons are probably twofold. First, since astrophysical objects are normally not amenable to experimental studies, astrophysicists seek some understanding by simulating them by methods of computational physics. With the advancement of computer technology and numerical algorithms, complex astrophysical phenomena such as supeova explosions, accretion of material onto a star, stellar pulsations, or the granular patte of solar convection are now accessible to simulation almost as if they were approachable via experiments in the laboratory. Second, the extreme conditions that prevail in astrophysical flows such as extremely high shock strengths, or very high compressibility of the fluid lead to the development of novel numerical methods that would normally not have been required for terrestrial engineering applications.
Contents
1 Randall J. LeVeque Nonlinear Conservation Laws and Finite Volume Methods.
2 Dimitri Mihalas Radiation Hydrodynamics
3 Est A. Dorfi Radiation Hydrodynamics: Numerical Aspects and Applications
4 Ewald Miiller Simulation of Astrophysical Fluid Flow
Index