Published June 1, 2010 | Version v1
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CASTRO: A NEW COMPRESSIBLE ASTROPHYSICAL SOLVER. I. HYDRODYNAMICS AND SELF-GRAVITY

Creators

  • 1. Center for Computational Sciences and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States)
  • 2. Center for Applied Scientific Computing, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (United States)
  • 4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800 (United States)

Description

We present a new code, CASTRO, that solves the multicomponent compressible hydrodynamic equations for astrophysical flows including self-gravity, nuclear reactions, and radiation. CASTRO uses an Eulerian grid and incorporates adaptive mesh refinement (AMR). Our approach to AMR uses a nested hierarchy of logically rectangular grids with simultaneous refinement in both space and time. The radiation component of CASTRO will be described in detail in the next paper, Part II, of this series.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/715/2/1221

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0004-637X/715/2/1221;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
715
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 1221-1238
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42045814
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ABUNDANCE; ASTROPHYSICS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GRAVITATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; MECHANICS; PHYSICS; SYNTHESIS