Numerical Modelling of Astrophysical Turbulence

• Main Author: Schmidt, Wolfram (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Astronomy,
• Subjects: Physics.; Fluids.; Astrophysics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Numerical and Computational Physics.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.

In this "SpringerBrief" the author considers the underlying problems and questions that are common to numerical models of turbulence in different astrophysical systems. Turbulence has emerged as an important research topic in several areas of astrophysics. Understanding and modeling turbul...