Star Formation in Galaxy Evolution: Connecting Numerical Models to Reality: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 43. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

Gnedin, Nickolay Y. (Author)/ Glover, Simon C. O. (Author)/ Klessen, Ralf S. (Author)/ Springel, Volker (Author)/ Revaz, Yves (Edited by)/ Jablonka, Pascale (Edited by)/ Teyssier, Romain (Edited by)/ Mayer, Lucio (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 3662478897 / ISBN 13: 9783662478899

Edité par Springer, 2015

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380 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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• Titre: Star Formation in Galaxy Evolution: Connecting Numerical Models to Reality: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 43. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Éditeur: Springer
• Date de parution: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3662478897
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783662478899
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Brand New

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Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium.- Introduction.- Composition of the ISM.- Heating and cooling of interstellar gas.- ISM Turbulence.- Formation of molecular clouds.- Star Formation.- Summary.- High performance computing and numerical modelling.- Preamble.- Collisionless N-Body dynamics.- Time Integration techniques.- Gravitationals force calculation.- Basic gas dynamics.- Eularian hydrodynamics.- Smoothed particle hydrodynamics.- Moving-mesh techniques.- Parallelized techniques and current computing Trends.-

À propos de l?auteur

Nick Gnedin is a research scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and a professor at the University of Chicago. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Volker Springel is professor for theoretical astrophysics at Heidelberg University, Germany. He leads a research group in numerical cosmology at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies.
Ralf S. Klessen is professor for theoretical astrophysics at the Center for Astronomy of Heidelberg University. He works on various aspects of stellar birth in the early universe as well as at present days, and he studies the dynamics of the interstellar medium.
Simon Glover is a researcher in the Centre for Astronomy at Heidelberg University. His research focuses on the influence of chemical and radiative processes on the formation of stars and galaxies.