Astrophysical and Space Plasma Simulations 2024–2025

Table of contents

  • 17.10. Introduction + numerical methods summary
  • 24.10. Numerical methods for differential equations — lecture + hands-on
  • 31.10. Test particle approach — lecture
  • 07.11.
  • 14.11. Test particle approach — hands-on
  • 21.11. PIC method — lecture
  • 28.11. PIC method — hands-on
  • 05.12. Fluid and MHD — lecture (online)
  • 12.12. Fluid and MHD — hands-on (online)
  • 19.12. Lecture canceled
  • 09.01. Radiative transfer — lecture + hands-on
  • 16.01. HPC computing — lecture + hands-on
  • 23.01. Advanced — Smooth particle hydrodynamics method — lecture + hands-on
  • 30.01. Advanced — Hybrid, Gyrokinetics — lecture
  • 06.02. Advanced — Vlasov and Linear Vlasov dispersion solvers — lecture

Slides:

  • Lecture 1: Introduction to astrophysical simulations: Slides
  • Lecture 2: Numerical methods for differential equations: Slides, Hands-on
  • Lecture 3: Test particle approach – lecture: Slides
  • Lecture 4: Test particle approach – hands-on: Slides, Hands-on, MHD fields
  • Lecture 5: Particle-in-cell – lecture: Slides
  • Lecture 6: Particle-in-cell – hands-on: Slides, Hands-on
  • Lecture 7: Fluid and MHD approaches – lecture: Slides
  • Lecture 8: Fluid and MHD approaches – hands-on: Slides, Hands-on – Gawain MHD code
  • Lecture 9: Radiative transfer – lecture + hands-on: Slides, Hands-on Collage
  • Lecture 10: HPC computing – lecture + hands-on: Slides
  • Lecture 11: Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics – lecture + hands-on: Slides, Hands-on SPH-Python
  • Lecture 12: Hybrid and gyrokinetic approaches – lecture Slides
  • Lecture 13: Eulerial Vlasov approach and linear Vlasov dispersion solvers — lecture Slides

Computer access and skills