PHYS 206: COMPUTATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS

University of California, Riverside

4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing; or consent of instructor. Introduction to computational astrophysics emphasizing numerical simulations and their application to astrophysical problems. Topics include numerical simulation data products, generation of initial conditions, N-body techniques, hydrodynamical techniques, and data visualization.