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ITER is a challenge of global society
Nowadays, humanity requires more and more and more energy. What is more, present sources of energy can‘t provide modern society with it, besides, they are not rational and ecological enough, so that tends to be the only way to create new, radically new, source of energy and it is fusion reactor. Fusion reactor is a source of energy of new generation. ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is a first step to create a commercially viable reactor
Robustness of a high-resolution central scheme for hydrodynamic simulations in full general relativity
A recent paper by Lucas-Serrano et al. indicates that a high-resolution
central (HRC) scheme is robust enough to yield accurate hydrodynamical
simulations of special relativistic flows in the presence of ultrarelativistic
speeds and strong shock waves. In this paper we apply this scheme in full
general relativity (involving {\it dynamical} spacetimes), and assess its
suitability by performing test simulations for oscillations of rapidly rotating
neutron stars and merger of binary neutron stars. It is demonstrated that this
HRC scheme can yield results as accurate as those by the so-called
high-resolution shock-capturing (HRSC) schemes based upon Riemann solvers.
Furthermore, the adopted HRC scheme has increased computational efficiency as
it avoids the costly solution of Riemann problems and has practical advantages
in the modeling of neutron star spacetimes. Namely, it allows simulations with
stiff equations of state by successfully dealing with very low-density
unphysical atmospheres. These facts not only suggest that such a HRC scheme may
be a desirable tool for hydrodynamical simulations in general relativity, but
also open the possibility to perform accurate magnetohydrodynamical simulations
in curved dynamic spacetimes.Comment: 4 pages, to be published in Phys. Rev. D (brief report
Accuracy of numerical relativity waveforms from binary neutron star mergers and their comparison with post-Newtonian waveforms
We present numerical relativity simulations of nine-orbit equal-mass binary
neutron star covering the quasicircular late inspiral and merger. The extracted
gravitational waveforms are analyzed for convergence and accuracy. Second order
convergence is observed up to contact, i.e. about 3-4 cycles to merger; error
estimates can be made up to this point. The uncertainties on the phase and the
amplitude are dominated by truncation errors and can be minimized to 0.13 rad
and less then 1%, respectively, by using several simulations and extrapolating
in resolution. In the latter case finite-radius extraction uncertainties become
a source of error of the same order and have to be taken into account. The
waveforms are tested against accuracy standards for data analysis. The
uncertainties on the waveforms are such that accuracy standards are generically
not met for signal-to-noise ratios relevant for detection, except for some best
cases using extrapolation from several runs. A detailed analysis of the errors
is thus imperative for the use of numerical relativity waveforms from binary
neutron stars in quantitative studies. The waveforms are compared with the
post-Newtonian Taylor T4 approximants both for point-particle and including the
analytically known tidal corrections. The T4 approximants accumulate
significant phase differences of 2 rad at contact and 4 rad at merger,
underestimating the influence of finite size effects. Tidal signatures in the
waveforms are thus important at least during the last six orbits of the merger
process.Comment: Physical Review D (Vol.85, No.10) 201
Population dynamics at high Reynolds number
We study the statistical properties of population dynamics evolving in a
realistic two-dimensional compressible turbulent velocity field. We show that
the interplay between turbulent dynamics and population growth and saturation
leads to quasi-localization and a remarkable reduction in the carrying
capacity. The statistical properties of the population density are investigated
and quantified via multifractal scaling analysis. We also investigate
numerically the singular limit of negligibly small growth rates and
delocalization of population ridges triggered by uniform advection.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Higher flow harmonics from (3+1)D event-by-event viscous hydrodynamics
We present event-by-event viscous hydrodynamic calculations of the
anisotropic flow coefficients v_2 to v_5 for heavy-ion collisions at the
Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC). We study the dependence of different
flow harmonics on shear viscosity and the morphology of the initial state. v_3
and higher flow harmonics exhibit a particularly strong dependence on both the
initial granularity and shear viscosity. We argue that a combined analysis of
all available flow harmonics will allow to determine eta/s of the quark gluon
plasma precisely. Presented results strongly hint at a value (eta/s)_QGP <
2/4pi at RHIC. Furthermore, we demonstrate the effect of shear viscosity on
pseudo-rapidity spectra and the mean transverse momentum as a function of
rapidity.Comment: 10 pages, 13 figures, version 2: typo correcte
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