The Finnish Graduate School in Astronomy and Space Physics Summer School 2010:


Simulation methods in astrophysics



Lecture notes

  • Plasma theory (handouts available)
  • Compressible MHD (handouts available)
  • PIC tutorial (handouts available) and its applications
  • Particle transport and acceleration (handouts available)
  • Incompressible MHD and a related exercise
  • Hybrid simulations


    Course programme

    Monday morning: plasma theory
    Monday afternoon: simulation methods for compressible MHD & PIC simulations
    Monday evening: forming the groups for the project work

    Tuesday morning: simulation methods for incompressible MHD & PIC simulations
    Tuesday afternoon: project work

    Wednesday morning: hybrid simulations & simulations on particle transport and acceleration (part 1)
    Wednesday afternoon: project work

    Thursday morning: particle transport and acceleration (part 2)
    Thursday afternoon: project work

    Friday: project work presentations

    Saturday: excursion



    Material to study before the course and the project work descriptions:
  • PIC group
  • Acceleration group
  • Hybrid group pre-course reading and project
  • Incompressible MHD group
  • Compressible MHD group


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