2020 SPHERIC Global Seminars, Prof. D. Price, "Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics: A developer's guide"

Prof. Daniel PRICE

Date and time: November 12th. 12:00 PM UTC.

Talk title: Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics: A developer's guide

Abstract: Smoothed particle hydrodynamics is a mesh-free method for solving the equations of fluid dynamics on a set of particles that move with the fluid. My aim in this talk is to provide a set of guiding principles for you, the SPH developer. Namely, how does one derive robust and accurate algorithms for simulating physics in fluids and gases? I will highlight similarities and differences compared to more standard numerical methods, and include practical examples from blood to black holes.Bio: Daniel Price is a Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to this he was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, before which I also held a PPARC/STFC Postdoctoral Research fellowship at Exeter. He completed his PhD at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. His research interests are broadly in Computational Astrophysics — generally involving star and planet formation, accretion discs and the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. He has been in iso for most of 2020.