The Numerical Simulation of Turbulence

TL;DR

This paper reviews numerical methods for simulating turbulence, especially in the interstellar medium, highlighting physical motivations and key computational approaches.

Contribution

It provides an overview of various numerical modeling techniques for turbulence with a focus on physical context and practical examples.

Findings

Summarizes main numerical methods used in turbulence simulation.

Connects computational approaches with physical considerations.

Provides illustrative examples of turbulence modeling.

Abstract

In this contribution, I give an overview of the various approaches toward the numerical modelling of turbulence, particularly, in the interstellar medium. The discussion is placed in a physical context, i. e. computational problems are motivated from basic physical considerations. Presenting selected examples for solutions to these problems, I introduce the basic ideas of the most commonly used numerical methods.