Comoving-frame radiative transfer in arbitrary velocity fields -- II. Large scale applications

Details Comoving-frame radiative transfer in arbitrary velocity fields -- II. Large scale applications Comoving-frame radiative transfer in arbitrary velocity fields -- II. Large scale applications

2009-09-23

arxiv.org/abs/0909.4264v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

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10.1051/0004-6361/200911793

A solution of the radiative-transfer problem in arbitrary velocity fields introduced in a previous paper, has limitations in its applicability. For large-scale applications, the methods described also require large memory sets that are commonly not available to state-of-the-art computing hardware. In this work, we modify the algorithm to allow the computation of large-scale problems. We reduce the memory footprint via a domain decomposition. By introducing iterative Gauss-Seidel type solvers, we improve the speed of the overall computation. Because of the domain decomposition, the new algorithm requires the use of parallel-computing systems. The algorithm that we present permits large-scale solutions of radiative-transfer problems that include arbitrary wavelength couplings. In addition, we discover a quasi-analytic formal solution of the radiative transfer that significantly improves the overall computation speed. More importantly, this method ensures that our algorithm can be applied to multi-dimensional Lagrangian radiative-transfer calculations. In multi-dimensional atmospheres, velocity fields are in general chaotic ensuring that the inclusion of arbitrary wavelength couplings are mandatory.

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