Title Jets from young stars III : numerical MHD and instabilities / S. Massaglia [and others] (eds.)

Published Berlin : Springer, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 178 pages) : illustrations Series Lecture notes in physics, 0204-7091 ; 754 Lecture notes in physics ; 754. 0075-8450 Contents Numerical Methods -- Computational Methods for Hyperbolic Equations -- Shock-Capturing Schemes in Computational MHD -- Hydrodynamic and Magneto-Hydrodynamic Instabilities -- The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability -- Pressure-Driven Instabilities in Astrophysical Jets -- Thermal Instabilities -- The Oscillatory Instability of Radiative Shock Waves Summary This volume contains the lecture notes of the Third JETSET School on Jets from Young Stars focussing on Numerical MHD and Instabilities. The introductory lectures presented here cover the basic concepts of the numerical methods for the integration of hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic equations and of the applications of these methods to the treatment of the instabilities relevant for the physics of stellar jets. The first part of the book contains an introduction to the finite difference and finite volume methods for computing the solutions of hyperbolic partial differential equations and a discussion of approximate Riemann solvers for both hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic problems. The second part is devoted to the discussion of some of the main instability processes that may take place in stellar jets, namely: the Kelvin-Helmholtz, the radiative shock, the pressure driven and the thermal instabilities. Graduate students and young scientists will benefit from this book by learning how to use the fundamental tools used in computational astrophysical jet research Analysis fysica physics astronomie astronomy numerieke methoden numerical methods computational science Physics (General) Fysica (algemeen) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record In Springer eBooks Subject Astrophysical jets -- Mathematical models -- Congresses Stellar dynamics -- Congresses Magnetohydrodynamic instabilities -- Congresses Physique. Magnetohydrodynamic instabilities Stellar dynamics Genre/Form Electronic books Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author Massaglia, Silvano. ISBN 9783540769675 3540769676 9783540769668 3540769668

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