Numerical Methods for Modeling Binary Neutron Star Systems

dc.creatorCalder, Alan C.
dc.creatorSwesty, F. Douglas
dc.creatorWang, Edward Y. M.
dc.date1998-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:27:06Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:27:06Z
dc.descriptionWe present initial results of our study of numerical methods for modeling neutron star mergers (NSMs) with simulations that perform the full hydrodynamic evolution required to capture tidal effects, particularly in the last several orbits. Our simulations evolve the Euler equations using a modification of the ZEUS-2D algorithm (Stone and Norman 1992). We describe some of the difficulties of modeling NSMs and our approaches to these difficulties, and we discuss the motivation for the choice of performing simulations in a co-rotating reference frame. Our results establish what effects the choices of gravity coupling and reference frame have on the numerical accuracy of the simulation.
dc.description7 pages, 2 figures, To appear in the proceedings of the Second Oak Ridge Symposium on Atomic and Nuclear Astrophysics
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9806019
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9806019
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/12545
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleNumerical Methods for Modeling Binary Neutron Star Systems
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