What is Computational Astrophysics?

Institute of Physics eBooks, pp. 1

Abstract

Computational astrophysics has come a long way since the early days when astronomers began to use support devices for their calculations. In this chapter, we review some key developments in this field, embrace the relatively new concept of multiscale and multiphysics simulations, and introduce the Python programming environment that we will use for the rest of this book. We do this by presenting a series of examples which may look arcane now, but will (we hope) become clearer as we progress through the text.

Authors 3

1. Simon Portegies Zwart Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University

2. Steve McMillan

   Drexel University

   Affiliation as printed

   Drexel University

3. Steven Rieder

   University of Amsterdam

   Affiliation as printed

   Anton Pannekoek Instituut