Author(s): | Spurzem, R. |
Title: | Astrophysical N-body simulations: algorithms and challenges |
Source: | to appear in: Ebizusaki, T. (ed.): New horizon of computational science. Proc. Symp., Tokyo, 1-3 September 1997; Terra Scientific Publ., Tokyo |
Year: | 2000 |
Abstract: | The subjects and key questions faced by computational astrophysics using N-body simulations are discussed in the fields of globular star cluster dynamics, galactic nuclei and cosmological structure formation. After a comparison of the relevance of different N-body algorithms a new concept for a more flexible customized special purpose computer based on a combination of GRAPE and FPGA is proposed. It is an ideal machine for all kinds of N-body simulations using neighbour schemes, as the Ahmad-Cohen direct N-body codes and smoothed particle hydrodynamics for systems including gas. |
Preprint issued: | |
Remarks: | Preprint No. 80 |
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