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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

The aim of this paper is to introduce a new computational fluid dynamics method to be called unsmoothed particle hydrodynamics SPH$-i$ which makes few assumptions and makes no assumption beyond the Navier-Stokes equations. The most…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-08-01 Kalale Chola

We present pkdgrav3, a high-performance, fully parallel tree-SPH code designed for large-scale hydrodynamic simulations including self-gravity. Building upon the long development history of pkdgrav, the code combines an efficient…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-14 Thomas Meier , Douglas Potter , Christian Reinhardt , Joachim Stadel

In this paper we propose a dual-time stepping scheme for the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. Dual-time stepping has been used in the context of other numerical methods for the simulation of incompressible fluid flows. Here we…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-06-25 Prabhu Ramachandran , Abhinav Muta , Ramakrishna Mokkapati

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

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

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

The Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is a particle-based, Lagrangian method for fluid-flow simulations. In this work, fundamental concepts of this method are first briefly recalled. Then, the ability to accurately model granular…

Geophysics · Physics 2016-02-26 Kamil Szewc

This paper describes an energy-preserving and globally time-reversible code for weakly compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). We do not add any additional dynamics to the Monaghan's original SPH scheme at the level of ordinary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-14 Ondrej Kincl , Michal Pavelka

GPUSPH was the first implementation of the weakly-compressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method to run entirely on GPU using CUDA. Version 5, released in June 2018, features a radical restructuring of the code, offering a more…

Computational Physics · Physics 2023-05-18 Giuseppe Bilotta , Vito Zago , Alexis Hérault , Hendrik D. van Ettinger , Robert A. Dalrymple

This report presents the development and results of an advanced SPH (Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics) simulation framework, designed for high fidelity fluid dynamics modeling. Our framework, accessible at…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-03-19 Haofeng Huang , Li Yi

The FOSS CFD-SPH code SPHERA v.9.0.0 (RSE SpA) is empowered to deal with fluid-solid body interactions under no-slip conditions and laminar regimes for the simulation of hydrodynamic lubrication. The code is herein validated in relation to…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2019-10-11 Marco Paggi , Andrea Amicarelli , Pietro Lenarda

We describe the implementation and testing of a smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code that solves the equations of radiation hydrodynamics in the flux-limited diffusion (FLD) approximation. The SPH equations of radiation hydrodynamics…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Stuart C. Whitehouse , Matthew R. Bate

We describe a modified form of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) in which the specific thermal energy equation is based on a compatibly differenced formalism, guaranteeing exact conservation of the total energy. We compare the errors…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-18 J. Michael Owen

We present a practical guide to Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (\SPH) and its application to astrophysical problems. Although remarkably robust, \SPH\ must be used with care if the results are to be meaningful since the accuracy of \SPH\…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. J. Martin , F. R. Pearce , P. A. Thomas

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 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

Hydrodynamical instabilities and shocks are ubiquitous in astrophysical scenarios. Therefore, an accurate numerical simulation of these phenomena is mandatory to correctly model and understand many astrophysical events, such as Supernovas,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-18 Ruben M. Cabezon , Domingo Garcia-Senz , Joana Figueira

We present a MATLAB code that implements the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. The paper reviews the continuous Navier-Stokes equations as well as their SPH approximation, adopting a coherent notation that allows to make easy…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-09-13 Marco Sutti

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