Computational
Space
Physics

ISC 5415
AST 5760
ISC 4933
PHY 4936

Spring 2017
MWF 10:10am-11:00am
152 DSL

Red Giant star (Porter & Woodward 1998)

If you are interested in modeling heavenly bodies, motion of stars in a few body system, evaporation of a molecular cloud, or perhaps stellar explosion, chances are you will need at least a few bits of knowledge provided in this series of lectures and computer labs!

This course offers introduction to numerical methods in the context of observational and theoretical astrophysics and space physics. Some important algorithms required for such applications include root finding, function approximation and differentiation, integration of ordinary equations and partial differential equations (Poisson equation, heat diffusion, hydrodynamics). Practical demonstrations include evolution of the solar system, stellar evolution, and supernova explosions.

Syllabus (doc, pdf)

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