DocumentCode
1065262
Title
Validating astrophysical simulation codes
Author
Calder, Alan ; Dursi, Jonathan ; Fryxell, Bruce ; Plewa, Tomek ; Weirs, Greg ; Dupont, Todd ; Robey, Harry ; Kane, Jave ; Drake, Paul ; Remington, Bruce ; Dimonte, Guy ; Hayes, John ; Stone, Jim ; Ricker, Paul ; Timmes, Frank ; Zingale, Mike ; Olson, Kevi
Author_Institution
Chicago Univ., IL, USA
Volume
6
Issue
5
fYear
2004
Firstpage
10
Lastpage
20
Abstract
Astrophysical simulations model phenomena that can´t be fully reproduced terrestrially. Validation then requires carefully devising feasible experiments with the relevant physics. The authors describe validating simulations against experiments that probe fluid instabilities, nuclear burning, and radiation transport, and then discuss insights from - and the limitations of - these tests.
Keywords
aerospace simulation; astronomy computing; digital simulation; formal verification; astrophysical simulation; code validation; nuclear burning; probe fluid instabilities; radiation transport; Aerospace simulation; Astrophysics; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Laboratories; Numerical models; Numerical simulation; Physics computing; Testing; 65; astrophysics; simulation; validation; verification;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computing in Science & Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1521-9615
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCSE.2004.44
Filename
1324545
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