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Author:   Simon Portegies Zwart (Leiden University, The Netherlands) ,  Professor Steve McMillan (Drexel University, USA) ,  Dr Steven Rieder ,  Dr Steven Rieder
Publisher:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Imprint:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Edition:   2
ISBN:  

9780750353298

ISBN 10:   0750353295
Publication Date:   31 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 What is Computational Astrophysics? 1.1 Computational Astrophysics 1.2 A Brief History of Simulations in Astrophysics 1.3 Software Used in This Book 1.4 Initial Conditions 2 Gravitational Dynamics 2.1 In a Nutshell 2.2 N-body Integration Strategies 2.3 Gravity Solvers in AMUSE 2.4 Examples 2.5 Validation 2.6 Assignments 3 Stellar Structure and Evolution 3.1 In a Nutshell 3.2 Simulating Stellar Evolution 3.3 Examples 3.4 Validation 3.5 Assignments 4 Elementary Coupling Strategies 4.1 Multiphysics Problems 4.2 Combining Two or More Solvers 4.3 Analysis Tools 4.4 Multi-code Strategies 4.5 The multiples Module 4.6 Examples 4.7 Validation 4.8 Assignments 5 Hydrodynamics 5.1 In a Nutshell 5.2 Hydrodynamics in AMUSE 5.3 Examples 5.4 Validation 5.5 Assignments 6 Radiative Transfer 6.1 In a Nutshell 6.2 Radiative Transfer in AMUSE 6.3 Examples 6.4 Validation 6.5 Assignments 7 Hierarchical Coupling Strategies 7.1 Code-coupling Strategies 7.2 Using Bridge 7.3 Bridging Other Codes 7.4 Examples 7.5 Assignments 8 Gravitational-stellar-hydrodynamics of star forming regions 8.1 Ingredients of Torch 8.2 using Torch 8.3 example runs and adaptations 8.4 Assignments 9 The evolution of planetary systems in dense star clusters 9.1 planets in clusters 9.2 The Nemesis module 9.3 LonelyPlanets 9.4 resonant dynamics and dynamical resonance 9.5 examples 9.6 Assignments 10 Case Studies 10.1 Accretion in the Galactic Center from S-star Winds 10.2 Supernova Impact on the Early Solar System 10.3 Closure 11 AMUSE as a University course 12 Epilogue Appendices A AMUSE Fundamentals B The codes in AMUSE C Add your own package to AMUSE D Adapt AMUSE for your specific domain E Programming Primer

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Simon Portegies Zwart leads since 2009 an interdisciplinary research team on Computational Astrophysics at Leiden Observatory, focusing on understanding the universe through simulation while developing algorithms and tools to handle its complexity and multi-scale nature. He founded the IAU Commission C.1B on Computational Astrophysics, as well as the AMUSE project, and was honored by the IAU for naming steroid 12946 ""portegieszwart"". Steve McMillan is the head of the department of physics at Drexel University and his research interests lie in stellar dynamics and computations of stellar systems. Both authors have dedicated extensive amounts of time to this book and continue to work on AMUSE as an ongoing project. Steven Rieder is a Scientific Research Software Engineer at the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy at the University of Amsterdam. His interests lie in the formation and evolution of dense stellar systems, the development of software that enables such research, and in science visualisation.

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