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| Paper: |
Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in Accretion Discs: A Test Case for Petascale Computing in Astrophysics |
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498, Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows ASTRONUM-2014 |
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10 |
| Authors: |
Joos, M.; Fromang, S.; Méheut, H. |
| Abstract: |
Angular momentum transport in accretion discs is one of the major issues of modern astrophysics and is crucial to understand as various astrophysical problematics as black hole dynamics or planet formation. Angular momentum transport relies on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, responsible for the non-linear evolution of the magneto-rotational instability (MRI). 3D simulations are essential to determine the physical properties of the flow resulting from that instability. In particular, the angular momentum transport rate induced by the MRI is difficult to estimate, depending on dissipation rates which are linked to viscous and resistive scales. These dissipation scales can be much smaller than the typical scale of the system and to simulate flows with such properties is very challenging. We recently realized a simulation on a BlueGene/Q with the smallest viscous dissipation coefficient ever reached. We discuss the challenges encountered in this context and the developments realized regarding efficient parallel Input/Output, hybridation and porting on GPGPU. |
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