Computational Relativistic Astrophysics: Frontiers of MHD

Part of a PCTS conference series on Computational Relativistic Astrophysics.
Date
Jan 13, 2010Jan 16, 2010
Location
PCTS, Jadwin Hall, Room 407

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Event Description

Organizers: Adam Burrows, Frans Pretorius, Anatoly Spitkovsky, Branson Stephens, James Stone

Numerical magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) has emerged as a reliable tool for simulating astrophysical flows. Yet, there are situations where solutions are hard to obtain with the current methods. These include regions of strong magnetic fields, ultrarelativistic flows, or cases where physics beyond the MHD description is required. Such conditions commonly occur in the magnetospheres of compact objects, in accretion disks, and in relativistic jets. Modeling these phenomena requires both better algorithms and fresh theoretical approaches. The objective of this conference is to showcase the current state of the art at the frontiers of MHD, highlight outstanding theoretical and computational issues, and foster lively discussion to address these issues.


 

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