Historical perspective on astrophysical MHD simulations
Abstract
This contribution contains the introductory remarks that I presented at IAU Symposium 270 on ``Computational Star Formation'' held in Barcelona, Spain, May 31-June 4, 2010. I discuss the historical development of numerical MHD methods in astrophysics from a personal perspective. The recent advent of robust, higher-order accurate MHD algorithms and adaptive mesh refinement numerical simulations promises to greatly improve our understanding of the role of magnetic fields in star formation.
- Publication:
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Computational Star Formation
- Pub Date:
- April 2011
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1011.4625
- Bibcode:
- 2011IAUS..270....7N
- Keywords:
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- ISM: star formation;
- ISM: magnetic fields;
- methods: numerical;
- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 11 pages, 5 figures, in "Computational Star Formation" held in Barcelona, Spain, May 31 - June 4, 2010", Eds. J. Alves, B. G. Elmegreen, J. M. Girart, V. Trimble