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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828146303321

Autore

Glatzmaier Gary A. <1949->

Titolo

Introduction to modeling convection in planets and stars : magnetic field, density stratification, rotation / / Gary A. Glatzmaier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-691-14172-X

1-4008-4890-3

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Collana

Princeton Series in Astrophysics ; ; 24

Princeton series in astrophysics

Classificazione

US 3500

Disciplina

523.4

Soggetti

Convection (Astrophysics) - Computer simulation

Convection (Astrophysics) - Mathematical models

Planets - Atmospheres

Stars - Atmospheres

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. The fundamentals -- part II. Additional numerical methods -- part III. Additional physics.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book provides readers with the skills they need to write computer codes that simulate convection, internal gravity waves, and magnetic field generation in the interiors and atmospheres of rotating planets and stars. Using a teaching method perfected in the classroom, Gary Glatzmaier begins by offering a step-by-step guide on how to design codes for simulating nonlinear time-dependent thermal convection in a two-dimensional box using Fourier expansions in the horizontal direction and finite differences in the vertical direction. He then describes how to implement more efficient and accurate numerical methods and more realistic geometries in two and three dimensions. In the third part of the book, Glatzmaier demonstrates how to incorporate more sophisticated physics, including the effects of magnetic field, density stratification, and rotation.Featuring numerous exercises throughout, this is an ideal textbook for students and an essential resource for researchers.  Describes how to create codes that simulate



the internal dynamics of planets and stars  Builds on basic concepts and simple methods  Shows how to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the numerical methods  Describes more relevant geometries and boundary conditions  Demonstrates how to incorporate more sophisticated physics  "--