Author :
Calder, Alan ; Dursi, Jonathan ; Fryxell, Bruce ; Plewa, Tomek ; Weirs, Greg ; Dupont, Todd ; Robey, Harry ; Kane, Jave ; Drake, Paul ; Remington, Bruce ; Dimonte, Guy ; Hayes, John ; Stone, Jim ; Ricker, Paul ; Timmes, Frank ; Zingale, Mike ; Olson, Kevi
Abstract :
Astrophysical simulations model phenomena that can´t be fully reproduced terrestrially. Validation then requires carefully devising feasible experiments with the relevant physics. The authors describe validating simulations against experiments that probe fluid instabilities, nuclear burning, and radiation transport, and then discuss insights from - and the limitations of - these tests.
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; astronomy computing; digital simulation; formal verification; astrophysical simulation; code validation; nuclear burning; probe fluid instabilities; radiation transport; Aerospace simulation; Astrophysics; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Laboratories; Numerical models; Numerical simulation; Physics computing; Testing; 65; astrophysics; simulation; validation; verification;
