Joint Astrophysics Colloquium

In order to investigate fragmentation as a possible mechanism for binary formation, we have performed numerical simulations of the collapse of a differentially rotating cloud, for which we have developed Godunov-type Particle Hydrodynamics (GPH). GPH prevents particle penetration effectively and is affected by velocity shear less seriously than SPH.

Thursday, December 12th 2002, 12:30
D-423, Département de Physique, Université de Montréal.