The Numerical Modelling of Nonlinear Stellar Pulsations: Problems and Prospects: 302 (Nato Science Series C:, 302) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0792305981 ISBN 13: 9780792305989

Publisher: Springer, 1990

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This interdisciplinary meeting has brought together a group of astrophysicists with hands-on experience in the numerical computation of astrophysical fluid dynamics, in particular nonlinear stellar pulsations, and a group of applied mathematicians who are actively engaged with the development of novel and improved numerical methods. The goal of the workshop has been for the astrophysicists to discuss in detail the numerical problems encountered in the modelling of stellar pulsations and for the mathematicians to present a survey of recent developments in numerical techniques. This astrophysical-mathematical intercourse will help the astrophysicists in the future development of more reliable and efficient codes, on the one hand, and it has introduced the mathematicians to an unfamiliar area which is a tough testing ground for their techniques. Since the difficulties encountered are common to other fluid dynamics problems, and are in fact perhaps more severe, fluid dynamicists in other research areas may fmd the results of this workshop of interest as well. Much of our theoretical understanding of the intricate and interesting behavior of variable stars rests on our ability to perform accurate numerical hydrodynamical computations of stellar models. Extensive calculations of nonlinear radial stellar pulsations with the use of increasingly powerful computers are showing more and more clearly that the numerical codes in current use have serious deficiencies.

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Numerical Modelling Of Nonlinear Stellar Pulsations Problems And Prospects by J Robert Buchler, 9780792305989 , Springer

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Proceedings of a workshop held in Les Arcs, France, March 1989. The gathering brought together astrophysicists with experience in the numerical computation of astrophysical fluid dynamics, particularly of nonlinear stellar pulsations, and applied mathematicians actively engaged in developing novel and improved numerical methods. The 21 papers discu

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• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792305981
• ISBN 13: 9780792305989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Buchler J. Robert