A Resolution Requirement for Disk Simulations Modeling Collapse
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The accurate simulation of collapsed objects requires that a huge range of spatial scales be well resolved if the result is not to be contaminated by numerically induced fragmentation. In this context, `insufficient resolution' means comparable to the local instability wavelength in the system. I define a minimum resolution criterion for simulations of disk systems, using the critical wavelength appropriate for disks.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0301600,
title = {A Resolution Requirement for Disk Simulations Modeling Collapse},
author = {Andrew F. Nelson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0301600},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4pages. Final version of submission for the "Scientific Frontiers in Research on Extrasolar Planets" conference: June 2002 in Washington