Turbulence modelling in neutron star merger simulations
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2025-03-07 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Observations of neutron star mergers have the potential to unveil detailed physics of matter and gravity in regimes inaccessible by other experiments. Quantitative comparisons to theory and parameter estimation require nonlinear numerical simulations. However, the detailed physics of energy and momentum transfer between different scales, and the formation and interaction of small scale structures, which can be probed by detectors, are not captured by current simulations. This is where turbulence enters neutron star modelling. This review will outline the theory and current status of turbulence modelling for relativistic neutron star merger simulations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2402.03224,
title = {Turbulence modelling in neutron star merger simulations},
author = {David Radice and Ian Hawke},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.03224},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
50 pages, 13 figures. Accepted in Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics