Introduction to Modeling Convection in Planets and Stars: Magnetic Field, Density Stratification, Rotation - Couverture souple

Glatzmaier, Gary A.

 
9780691141732: Introduction to Modeling Convection in Planets and Stars: Magnetic Field, Density Stratification, Rotation
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ISBN 10 : 0691141738 ISBN 13 : 9780691141732
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2013

Synopsis

This book provides readers with the skills they need to write computer codes that simulate convection, internal gravity waves, and magnetic field generation in the interiors and atmospheres of rotating planets and stars. Using a teaching method perfected in the classroom, Gary Glatzmaier begins by offering a step-by-step guide on how to design codes for simulating nonlinear time-dependent thermal convection in a two-dimensional box using Fourier expansions in the horizontal direction and finite differences in the vertical direction. He then describes how to implement more efficient and accurate numerical methods and more realistic geometries in two and three dimensions. In the third part of the book, Glatzmaier demonstrates how to incorporate more sophisticated physics, including the effects of magnetic field, density stratification, and rotation.

Featuring numerous exercises throughout, this is an ideal textbook for students and an essential resource for researchers.


  • Describes how to create codes that simulate the internal dynamics of planets and stars

  • Builds on basic concepts and simple methods

  • Shows how to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the numerical methods

  • Describes more relevant geometries and boundary conditions

  • Demonstrates how to incorporate more sophisticated physics

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À propos de l?auteur

Gary A. Glatzmaier is professor of earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691141738
ISBN 13 
9780691141732
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
328
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780691141725: Introduction to Modeling Convection in Planets and Stars: Magnetic Field, Density Stratification, Rotation

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ISBN 10 :  069114172X ISBN 13 :  9780691141725
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2013
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