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In this paper we test a special-relativistic formulation of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) that has been derived from the Lagrangian of an ideal fluid. Apart from its symmetry in the particle indices, the new formulation differs from…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 S. Rosswog

We present a fully Lagrangian conservation form of the general relativistic hydrodynamic equations for perfect fluids with artificial viscosity in a given arbitrary background spacetime. This conservation formulation is achieved by choosing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 S. Siegler , H. Riffert

The paper presents a detailed review of the smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method with particular focus on its astrophysical applications. We start by introducing the basic ideas and concepts and thereby outline all ingredients that…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-09 Stephan Rosswog

We suggest a novel discretisation of the momentum equation for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) and show that it significantly improves the accuracy of the obtained solutions. Our new formulation which we refer to as relative pressure…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-08 Tom Abel

We present a new methodology for simulating self-gravitating general-relativistic fluids. In our approach the fluid is modelled by means of Lagrangian particles in the framework of a general-relativistic (GR) Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-12 S. Rosswog , P. Diener

Various formulations of smooth-particle hydrodynamics (SPH) have been proposed, intended to resolve certain difficulties in the treatment of fluid mixing instabilities. Most have involved changes to the algorithm which either introduce…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-19 Philip F. Hopkins

This paper proposes a novel numerical method based on Godunov Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for special relativistic fluid dynamics. Our method utilizes a Riemann solver to describe shock, enhancing accuracy in strong shock waves. The…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-10-22 Kanta Kitajima , Shu-ichiro Inutsuka , Izumi Seno

I present a review of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), with the aim of providing a mathematically rigorous, clear derivation of the algorithms from first principles. The method of discretising a continuous field into particles using a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-05 Peter J. Cossins

This review discusses Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) in the astrophysical context, with a focus on inviscid gas dynamics. The particle-based SPH technique allows an intuitive and simple formulation of hydrodynamics that has excellent…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-09-13 Volker Springel

In this paper, we present a new formulation of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH), which, unlike the standard SPH (SSPH), is well-behaved at the contact discontinuity. The SSPH scheme cannot handle discontinuities in density (e.g. the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Satoko Yamamoto , Takayuki R. Saitoh , Junichiro Makino

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is a Lagrangian method for solving the fluid equations that is commonplace in astrophysics, prized for its natural adaptivity and stability. The choice of variable to smooth in SPH has been the topic of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-05-26 Josh Borrow , Matthieu Schaller , Richard G. Bower

In fluid dynamical simulations in astrophysics, large deformations are common and surface tracking is sometimes necessary. Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method has been used in many of such simulations. Recently, however, it has…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-29 Satoko Yamamoto , Junichiro Makino

Since its inception, the full Lagrangian meshless smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method has experienced a tremendous enhancement in methodology and impacted a range of multi-physics applications in science and engineering. The paper…

Computational Physics · Physics 2024-05-24 Chi Zhang , Yujie Zhu , Dong Wu , Xiangyu Hu

There have been some issues in the past in attempts to simulate magnetic fields using the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. SPH is well suited to star formation problems because of its Lagrangian nature. We present new, stable…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. J. Price , J. J. Monaghan

The correct evaluation of gradients is at the cornerstone of the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) technique. Using an integral approach to estimate gradients has proven to enhance accuracy substantially. Such approach retains the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-31 Domingo García-Senz , Rubén M. Cabezón , José A. Escartín

Lagrangian smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) is a well-established approach to model fluids in astrophysical problems, thanks to its geometric flexibility and ability to automatically adjust the spatial resolution to the clumping of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 S. Hess , V. Springel

The axisymmetric form of the hydrodynamic equations within the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) formalism is presented and checked using idealized scenarios taken from astrophysics (free fall collapse, implosion and further pulsation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. Garcia-Senz , A. Relano , R. M. Cabezon , E. Bravo

There has been interest in recent years to assess the ability of astrophysical hydrodynamics codes to correctly model the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH), in particular, has received significant…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-10 Terrence S. Tricco

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is a unique numerical method widely used for astrophysical problems since it involves no spatial grid. Rather, fluid quantities are carried by a set of Lagrangian `particles' which move with the flow,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-29 Daniel Price

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) is omnipresent in modern engineering and scientific disciplines. SPH is a class of Lagrangian schemes that discretize fluid dynamics via finite material points that are tracked through the evolving…

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