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Turbulence modelling in neutron star merger simulations 中子星合并模拟中的湍流建模

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-023-00019-9

Davide Radice, Ian Hawke

引用次数: 1

Signatures of convection in the atmospheres of cool evolved stars 冷演化恒星大气中的对流特征

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-024-00020-w

Andrea Chiavassa, K. Kravchenko, Jared A. Goldberg

引用次数: 0

Computational approaches to modeling dynamos in galaxies. 星系动力模型的计算方法。

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-024-00021-9

Maarit J Korpi-Lagg, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Frederick A Gent

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引用次数: 0

Computational methods for collisional stellar systems 碰撞恒星系统的计算方法

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2023-05-19 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-023-00018-w

R. Spurzem, A. Kamlah

引用次数: 0

Neutrino transport in general relativistic neutron star merger simulations. 一般相对论中子星合并模拟中的中微子输运。

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2023-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-02-23 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-023-00016-y

Francois Foucart

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引用次数: 12

Simulations of common-envelope evolution in binary stellar systems: physical models and numerical techniques 双星系统共包络演化的模拟：物理模型和数值技术

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2022-12-14 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-023-00017-x

F. Roepke, O. De Marco

引用次数: 8

Modeling cosmic reionization 模拟宇宙再电离

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2022-08-03 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-022-00015-5

N. Gnedin, P. Madau

引用次数: 3

Well-balanced methods for computational astrophysics. 计算天体物理学的平衡方法。

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-022-00014-6

Roger Käppeli

引用次数: 4

Simulations of cosmic ray propagation. 宇宙射线传播的模拟。

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-07-26 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-021-00011-1

Michał Hanasz, Andrew W Strong, Philipp Girichidis

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引用次数: 13

PIC methods in astrophysics: simulations of relativistic jets and kinetic physics in astrophysical systems. 天体物理学中的PIC方法:天体物理系统中相对论性喷流和动力学物理的模拟。

Living reviews in computational astrophysics Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-07-08 DOI: 10.1007/s41115-021-00012-0

Kenichi Nishikawa, Ioana Duţan, Christoph Köhn, Yosuke Mizuno

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引用次数: 1