Project for AMSC 663-664 Advanced Scientific Computing

by

Darran Furnival


Title
Numerical simulation of twin jets of matter emerging from an active galactic nucleus using the equations of special relativistic hydrodynamics

Supervisor
Chris Reynolds


Introduction

Most galactic clusters contain an active galactic nucleus (AGN) consisting of a radio galaxy with a massive blackhole at its center. Observational evidence shows that the AGN emits highly collimated twin jets of matter into the surrounding intra-cluster medium (ICM) at relativistic speeds.

It is the purpose of this project to develop a suite of software that can be used to run numerical simulations of the interaction between the jets and the ICM using the equations of special relativistic hydrodynamics.




Project Proposal

The project proposal was submitted on 30th September, 2002 with a 10 minute oral presentation the same day. Here's the written proposal and the slides used in the presentation.

Progress Report

The first semester project report was submitted on 18th December, 2002 with a 1 hour oral presentation given on 11th December, 2002. Here's the progress report and the slides used in the presentation.

Final Report

The final project report was submitted on 16th May, 2003 with a 1 hour oral presentation given on 1st May, 2003. Here's the progress report and the slides used in the presentation.
NB: The PDF versions of the proposal, progress and final report are provided chiefly for online viewing. Becuase of spatial problems with the figures in the PDF files it is advised that the PS files be used if hard copies are desired.


Links

Here's some links to pages relevant to the project.

People

Links to the homepages of people involved in the project.

Future Work

Hopefully this work will continue after the completion of the project. Any future work that is documented will appear here.


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