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Waveform Catalogs

linkPfeilExtern.gifGravitational waves
   from general
   relativistic stellar
   core collapse

linkPfeilExtern.gifGravitational waves
   from Newtonian
   stellar core collapse


Literature Catalog

linkPfeilExtern.gifGravitational waves
   from stellar core
   collapse


CoCoNuT

linkPfeilExtern.gifA general-relativistic
   hydrodynamics code
 

People

Head:   webpage Wolfgang Hillebrandt

Tenured Members:   webpage H.-Thomas Janka, webpage Ewald Müller

Senior Members:   Paolo Mazzali, webpage Fritz Roepke

Postdocs:   Pablo Cerda-Duran, Andreas Marek, Pedro Montero,
  Martin Obergaulinger, Ivo Seitenzahl, Stuart Sim, Stefan Taubenberger

Students: Andreas Bauswein, Reiner Birkl, Franco Ciaraldi-Schoolmanan, Michael Fink,
  Michael Gabler, Stephan Hachinger, webpage Nicolay J.Hammer, Markus Kromer,
  webpage Thomas Mädler , Fabian Miczek, Bernhard Müller, Rüdiger Pakmor, Annop Wongwathanarat

 

Current Research Projects
  Exploiting state-of-the-art numerical methods from multi-dimensional computational fluid
  dynamics our research is currently focused on the following problems


link The Physics of Thermonuclear Supernovae
M.Fink, W.Hillebrandt, R.Pakmor, F.Röpke, S.Sim, S.Taubenberger

The incineration of white dwarfs by thermonuclear burning fronts is studied by means of 3d hydrodynamics simulations. The resulting nucleosynthesis and the spectral signature of the events are calculated.

 

 

link The Explosion Mechanism of Core Collapse Supernovae
H.-T.Janka, K.Kifonidis, A.Marek, B.Müller, E.Müller, M.Obergaulinger

The role of neutrino heating and flow instabilities for the explosion mechanism of core collapse supernovae is studied by means of multi-dimensional radiation hydrodynamic simulations.

 

 

link Relativistic Hydrodynamics
R.Birkl, P. Cerda-Duran, H. Dimmelmeier, H-T.Janka, T.Mädler, B.Müller, E.Müller, M.Obergaulinger

The collapse of rotating stellar cores to neutron stars in general relativity is studied and the resulting gravitational wave signal is calculated. Further simulation concern relativistic collimated outflows and their emission properties in the context of GRBs and AGNs. Finally, non-radial neutron star oscillations are studied in full GR.

 

link Mergers of Compact Objects and Gamma-Ray Bursts
A.Bauswein, H.T.Janka, R.Oechslin

NS-NS and NS-BH merger events are studied using a 3D general relativistic SPH code exploiting the Conformal Flatness Condition (CFC) approximation of the Einstein field equations, and a detailed microphysical equation of state.

 

Comments to: Ewald Müller email emueller _at_ mpa-garching.mpg.de