Cosmology Book for someone new to N-Body Simulations

AI Thread Summary
Research on dark matter halo formation and N-Body simulations is gaining interest, particularly among those new to the field. For beginners looking to understand N-Body simulations in a cosmological context, recommended resources include the Scholarpedia article and "N-Body Simulations: Tools and Algorithms" by Sverre J. Aarseth. Additionally, Donald Greenspan's works, such as "N-Body Problems And Models" and "Molecular And Particle Modelling Of Laminar And Turbulent Flows," are noted for their quality. For those interested in enhancing their simulations through parallel computing, exploring CUDA or OpenCL is advised.
ElPimiento
Messages
16
Reaction score
0
Hi,
I'm interested in research on the formation of dark matter halos and was hoping that I might, in the future, run an N-Body simulation on the subject. However, I do not have any experience with N-Body simulations. I only know C, but I am learning Python.
So, does anyone have a suggestion for an introductory book on N-Body simulations (in a cosmological context)?

thanks,
Pimiento
 
Currently I'm thinking either this scholarpedia article or N-Body Simulations: Tools and Algorithms, by Sverre J. Aarseth is a good place to start.
 
Not sure about the cosmological context but either of the books by Donald Greenspan are pretty good:
N-Body Problems And Models
Molecular And Particle Modelling Of Laminar And Turbulent Flows

Also if you are trying to get into parallel computing look at CUDA or OpenCL.
 
  • Like
Likes ElPimiento

Thread '"WHAT IS A QUANTUM FIELD THEORY?" A First Introduction for Mathematicians'

The book is fascinating. If your education includes a typical math degree curriculum, with Lebesgue integration, functional analysis, etc, it teaches QFT with only a passing acquaintance of ordinary QM you would get at HS. However, I would read Lenny Susskind's book on QM first. Purchased a copy straight away, but it will not arrive until the end of December; however, Scribd has a PDF I am now studying. The first part introduces distribution theory (and other related concepts), which...
View full post »

Thread 'Books with a more theoretical approach to turbulence and DNS'

I've gone through the Standard turbulence textbooks such as Pope's Turbulent Flows and Wilcox' Turbulent modelling for CFD which mostly Covers RANS and the closure models. I want to jump more into DNS but most of the work i've been able to come across is too "practical" and not much explanation of the theory behind it. I wonder if there is a book that takes a theoretical approach to Turbulence starting from the full Navier Stokes Equations and developing from there, instead of jumping from...
View full post »

Similar threads

I N-body simulation of high or low-mass dark matter particles
Replies
4
Views
2K
I What are P03 procedures or guidelines?
Replies
3
Views
1K
How have N Body simulations solved the missing satellite problem in ΛCDM?
Replies
1
Views
1K
I New Hubble Paper On Lensing In Galactic Clusters
Replies
2
Views
2K
How Does a Dark Matter Halo Relate to the Clusters of Galaxies We Observe?
Replies
2
Views
3K
C/C++ Getting Started with C++ (for N-Body Simulations)
Replies
3
Views
5K
A GADGET2 Simulations: Fixing N-GenIC Error
Replies
3
Views
2K
Misalignment of angular momentum of stars (simulation)
Replies
1
Views
2K
What are N-Body Simulations and how do they relate to matter and dark matter?
Replies
3
Views
2K
Fully relativistic, cosmological N-body simulations
Replies
4
Views
3K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top