Supercomputer Simulation of Interstellar Hydrodynamics

麦克雷博士将与伊利诺伊大学的迈克·诺曼博士合作，将新开发的计算机模拟应用于与星际流体动力学相关的一些理论问题。他们将使用伊利诺伊大学国家超级计算应用中心的计算设备。一段时间以来，人们已经认识到超新星爆炸和恒星风对星际介质（ISM）的结构和动力学有重大影响。在无线电、光学和红外波段的现代观测揭示了ISM结构细节的复杂性，这是现有理论模型无法充分描述的。麦克雷博士将试图通过他的理论模拟来更好地理解ISM的复杂结构和影响现象的本质。

Dr. McCray, in collaboration with Dr. Mike Norman at the University of Illinois, will apply newly developed computer simulations to a number of theoretical problems associated with interstellar hydrodynamics. They will use the computational facilities at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois. It has been recognized for some time that supernova explosions and stellar winds have a major influence on the structure and dynamics of the interstellar medium (ISM). Modern observations at radio, optical and infrared wavelengths reveal a complexity of detail in the structure of the ISM that is not adequately described by the existing theoretical models. Dr. McCray will attempt to better understand the complex structure of the ISM and the nature of influencing phenomena through his theoretical simulations.