Description
During this course you will learn how to do research with existing computational tools and simulation codes. This will be done by making use of the AMUSE software. You will learn how to perform astronomical simulations using the AMUSE framework. Students, in groups of two, will have the choice from various projects to work on for a number of weeks and in the end give a presentation of the work done and the project results. We use the AMUSE environment (amusecode.org) to perform a number of simulations to study astrophysical phenomena.
Topics: – AMUSE in general – Gravitational dynamics – Stellar evolution – Combinating stellar evolution with gravitational dynamics and solve both self consistently in one script. – Hydrodynamics – Combining hydrodynamics to gravitational dynamics and stellar evolution -Include sink particle for the black hole -Allow the radiative transfer code to heat/cool the gas -Python -Visualization -Algorithms -HPC/GPU -Parallel computing
Programme form
Lectures and practica.
Literature
AMUSE Documentation: see amusecode.org
AMUSE Syllabus: available at amusecode.org
“Introductory Python text”: http://codingcat.com/knjige/python/A%20Primer%20on%20Scientific%20Programming%20with%20Python.pdf
Schedule
See Master schedules
Examination
Homework and exam
Prerequisites
Calculus, experience with least one programming language, BSc physics or astronomy
Registration
Via uSis
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More information
Lecturer: Prof.dr. S.F. (Simon) Portegies Zwart
Assistant: MSc Edwin van der Helm