High performance astrophysics computing

TL;DR

This paper discusses the development of high-performance computing resources and methods applied to various astrophysical problems, focusing on self-gravitating systems and their evolution.

Contribution

It presents the software and hardware infrastructure developed by the authors' group for advanced astrophysical simulations and research.

Findings

Development of specialized software for astrophysical simulations

Implementation of high-performance hardware resources

Progress in modeling self-gravitating systems

Abstract

The application of high end computing to astrophysical problems, mainly in the galactic environment, is under development since many years at the Dep. of Physics of Sapienza Univ. of Roma. The main scientific topic is the physics of self gravitating systems, whose specific subtopics are: i) celestial mechanics and interplanetary probe transfers in the solar system; ii) dynamics of globular clusters and of globular cluster systems in their parent galaxies; iii) nuclear clusters formation and evolution; iv) massive black hole formation and evolution; v) young star cluster early evolution. In this poster we describe the software and hardware computational resources available in our group and how we are developing both software and hardware to reach the scientific aims above itemized.