Physics Department Colloquia |
Events During the Week of October 18th through October 25th, 2009
Monday, October 19th, 2009
- No events scheduled
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
- No events scheduled
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
- No events scheduled
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
- No events scheduled
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
- The Good the Bad and the Awful: Scientific Simulation and Prediction
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Place: 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 3:30 pm)
- Speaker: Leo Kadanoff, University of Chicago
- Abstract: Worthwhile computer simulations are done to explore uncharted territory, resolve a well-posed scientific or technical question, or to make a design choice. Some excellent work is reviewed Some less happy stories are recounted. I then concentrate my attention upon astrophysical simulations, showing how they can explore possible scenarios for stellar explosions.
- Host: Coppersmith