Computational Star Formation (IAU S270)
Computational Star Formation (IAU S270)
Bruce G. Elmegreen, IBM Research Division, New York
Josep M. Girart, Institut de Cincies de l'Espai, (CSIC-IEEC), Barcelona
Virginia Trimble, University of California, Irvine
$94.99
USDThe rapid advance of computer capabilities over the last two decades has opened up a new field of numerical simulations in which detailed physical models can be made to represent the most complex processes. IAU Symposium 270 reviews a wide range of topics relevant to computer modeling in the fields of interstellar gas dynamics, star formation and galactic dynamics. It includes numerical techniques for modeling physical processes such as self-gravitating, radiative magnetohydrodynamics, as well as novel hardware options for acceleration and a view into the future of computation. Observations of interstellar gas and star formation are also reviewed. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in the field of numerical astrophysics.
- Reviews a wide range of topics relevant to computer modelling in interstellar gas dynamics, star formation and galactic dynamics
- Examines numerical methods of self-gravitating hydrodynamics, magneto-hydrodynamics and particle dynamics relevant to astrophysical problems
- Includes recent results, specialized hardware for dynamical problems and future trends in computer hardware
Reviews & endorsements
'… excellent contributions, including papers that my students and [postdoctorates] would find interesting and relevant. Well worth a read if this is an area of interest.' The Observatory
Product details
June 2011Hardback
9780521766432
574 pages
254 × 180 × 28 mm
1.14kg
160 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Historical introduction
- 2. Individual star formation: observations
- 3. Low-mass star formation: observations
- 4. Individual star formation: theory
- 5. Formation of clusters: observations
- 6. Formation of clusters: theory
- 7. Numerical methods: MHD
- 8. Numerical methods: radiative dynamics
- 9. Local star formation processes
- 10. Star formation feedback
- 11. Star formation on galactic scales
- 12. Special purpose hardware
- 13. Computational methods
- 14. Radiation diagnostics of star formation
- 15. Large scale star formation
- 16. Cosmological star formation
- 17. Computational star formation: Summary
- Index.
