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mathematical technique > numerical method > smoothed-particle hydrodynamics method

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smoothed-particle hydrodynamics method  

Definition

  • Smoothed-particle hydrodynamics (SPH) is a computational method used for simulating the mechanics of continuum media, such as solid mechanics and fluid flows. It was developed by Gingold and Monaghan and Lucy in 1977, initially for astrophysical problems. It has been used in many fields of research, including astrophysics, ballistics, volcanology, and oceanography. It is a meshfree Lagrangian method (where the co-ordinates move with the fluid), and the resolution of the method can easily be adjusted with respect to variables such as density. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoothed-particle_hydrodynamics)

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Entry terms

  • smoothed-particle hydrodynamics
  • SPH method

In other languages

  • French

  • hydrodynamique des particules lissées

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