Astrophysical applications of a boundary integral method for fluid dynamics |
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| Authors: | D G Korycansky |
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| Institution: | UCO/Lick Observatories, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA |
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| Abstract: | A boundary integral formulation for the dynamics of incompressible, inviscid, self-gravitating bodies is described. The method is applied to several problems of astrophysical interest: spheroidal equilibria (Maclaurin and Jeans), oscillations, and a simple version of tidal encounter and breakup. |
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| Keywords: | hydrodynamics methods: numerical |
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