10/5 ITC Colloquium - Paul Duffell (Berkeley)
Date and Time
October 5, 2017
11:00AM - 12:00PM EDT
Location
Pratt
"Moving Mesh Astrophysics"
Abstract: Novel methods in recent years have been developed for numerically solving the hydrodynamical and MHD equations relevant to all kinds of astrophysical flows. I will first (briefly) present one such computational technique, where the numerical grid follows the MHD flow using a "moving mesh". I will then present some astrophysical scenarios for which I have applied this method, including planet formation and high-energy transients such as supernovae and gamma ray bursts.