Modelling astrophysical fluids with particles. Issue Volume 16:Issue S362(2020) (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rosswog, Stephan
• Editors: Bisikalo, Dmitry; Wiebe, Dmitri; Boily, Christian
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 16:Issue S362(2020)
• Page Start: 382
• Page End: 397
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: hydrodynamics -- relativity -- stars: neutron -- black hole physics -- methods: numerical -- shock waves; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921322001600
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: Computational fluid dynamics is a crucial tool to theoretically explore the cosmos. In the last decade, we have seen a substantial methodological diversification with a number of cross-fertilizations between originally different methods. Here we focus on recent developments related to the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. We briefly summarize recent technical improvements in the SPH-approach itself, including smoothing kernels, gradient calculations and dissipation steering. These elements have been implemented in the Newtonian high-accuracy SPH code MAGMA2 and we demonstrate its performance in a number of challenging benchmark tests. Taking it one step further, we have used these new ingredients also in the first particle-based, general-relativistic fluid dynamics code that solves the full set of Einstein equations, SPHINCS_BSSN. We present the basic ideas and equations and demonstrate the code performance at examples of relativistic neutron stars that are evolved self-consistently together with the spacetime.