Lucio Massimiliano Mayer: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2021 |
| Name | Herr 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 |
| Telefon | +41 44 633 45 01 |
| lmayer@ethz.ch | |
| Departement | Physik |
| Beziehung | Dozent |
| Nummer | Titel | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401-7855-00L | Computational Astrophysics (University of Zurich) Der Kurs muss direkt an der UZH als incoming student belegt werden. UZH Modulkürzel: AST245 Beachten Sie die Einschreibungstermine an der UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/de/studies/application/deadlines.html | 6 KP | 2V | L. M. Mayer | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | |||||
| Lernziel | Acquire 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 | ||||
| Inhalt | 1. 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 | ||||
| Literatur | Galactic 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 / Besonderes | Some 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 | ||||