Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-03-10
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
29 pages, 15 figures, to appear in Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Scientific paper
10.1086/375184
We have developed a new massively-parallel radiation-hydrodynamics code (Cosmos) for Newtonian and relativistic astrophysical problems that also includes radiative cooling, self-gravity, and non-equilibrium, multi-species chemistry. Several numerical methods are implemented for the hydrodynamics, including options for both internal and total energy conserving schemes. Radiation is treated using flux-limited diffusion. The chemistry incorporates 27 reactions, including both collisional and radiative processes for atomic hydrogen and helium gases, and molecular hydrogen chains. In this paper we discuss the equations and present results from test problems carried out to verify the robustness and accuracy of our code in the Newtonian regime. An earlier paper presented tests of the relativistic capabilities of Cosmos.
Anninos Peter
Fragile Chris P.
Murray Stephen D.
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