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2009 PiTP

Fianl Program Schedule

July 13 - 24, 2009



REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 3:00 - 8:00 p.m.  (in Bloomberg Hall Common Room)

LINK TO:
2009 TWIKI PAGES

WEEK 1: All events held in Wolfensohn Hall, unless otherwise noted.

July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Greeting &
Introduction

 

9:00 am - 10:30 am

"Computation astrophysics versus the big questions: an assessment"
Michael Norman
Lecture Notes
video
"Geometric methods for orbit integration"
Scott Tremaine
Lecture Notes
video
"Collisionless dynamics and smoothed particle hydrodynamics"
Volker Springel
(2 of 5)
Lecture 2 Notes
video
"Grid-based methods for hydrodynamics, magnetohydro-
dynamics, and radiation hydrodynamics"
Jim Stone
(2 of 4)
Lecture 2 Notes
video
"Collisionless dynamics and smoothed particle hydrodynamics"
Volker Springel
(3 of 5)
Lecture 3 Notes
video

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Coffee Break (in Fuld Hall Common Room)

11:00 am - 12:30 pm


"Collisionless dynamics and smoothed particle hydrodynamics"
Volker Springel
(1 of 5)
(no lecture notes available)
video

 
"Grid-based methods for hydrodynamics, magnetohydro-
dynamics, and radiation hydrodynamics"
Jim Stone
(1 of 4)
Lecture 1 Notes
video
"Kinetic simulations of astrophysical plasmas"
Anatoly Spitkovsky
(1 of 2)
Lecture 1 Notes
video

"Computational methods for numerical relativity"
Frans Pretorius
(1 of 4)
Lecture 1 Notes
video


"N rigid-body dynamics"
Derek Richardson
Lecture Notes
video
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Lunch Break
Institute Dining Hall
(NOTES:
Lunch tickets are valid only after 12:30 pm. Dining Hall serves only until 1:30 pm)
(NOTES: GROUP PHOTO at start of lunch on Tuesday, July 14 - assemble behind Fuld Hall; WOMEN'S LUNCH in White-Levy Room on Wed., July 15;
INSTITUTE APPAREL SALE on Fri., July 17 during lunch break - upper level Dining Hall)


2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Q & A
+ Homework
(Springel)
"Clustered many-core computing with CPUs + GPUs"
William Dorland
(1 of 2 tutorials)
video
Q & A
+ Homework
(Stone & Tremaine)
Q & A
+ Homework
(Spitkovsky & Stone)
Q & A
+ Homework
(Pretorius & Springel)

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
 
Afternoon Tea Break (in Fuld Hall Common Room)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
"Elements of programming style"
Brian Kernighan
video
 
"Clustered many-core computing with CPUs + GPUs"
William Dorland
(1 of 2 hands-on sessions)
video
"Clustered many-core computing with CPUs + GPUs"
William Dorland
(2 of 2 tutorials)
video
Q & A
+ Homework
(general)
Q & A
+ Homework
(general)

Evening
Grocery Shuttle (departs from in front of Fuld Hall)
5:25 pm Group # 1
5:55 pm Group # 2
6:25 pm Group # 3

Director's
Welcome Dinner hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Goddard
(6:30 pm)
Institute Dining Hall

THERE WILL BE NO SCHEDULED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKEND OF JULY 18 - 19. INFORMATION ON SUGGESTED PRINCETON SITES TO VISIT/THINGS TO DO that weekend can be found here.

WEEK 2: All events held in Wolfensohn Hall, unless otherwise noted. 

July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24

9:00 am - 10:30 am

"Grid-based methods for hydrodynamics, magnetohydro-
dynamics, and radiation hydrodynamics"
Jim Stone
(3 of 4)

Lecture 3 Notes
video
"Collisionless dynamics and smoothed particle hydrodynamics"
Volker Springel
(4 of 5)
Lecture 4 Notes
video


"Computational methods for numerical relativity"
Frans Pretorius
(3 of 4)
Lecture 3 Notes
video

"Self consistent cosmological radiation hydrodynamics"
Michael Norman
Lecture Notes
video

"Computational methods for numerical relativity"
Frans Pretorius
(4 of 4)
Lecture 4 Notes
video
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break (in Fuld Hall Common Room)

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

"Kinetic simulations of astrophysical plasmas"
Anatoly Spitkovsky
(2 of 2)
Lecture 2 Notes
video

"Computational methods for numerical relativity"
Frans Pretorius
(2 of 4)
Lecture 2 Notes
video

"Grid-based methods for hydrodynamics, magnetohydro-
dynamics, and radiation hydrodynamics"
Jim Stone
(4 of 4)
Lecture 4 Notes
video
"Collisionless dynamics and smoothed particle hydrodynamics"
Volker Springel
(5 of 5)
Lecture 5 Notes
video
"Program Summary"
Jim Stone
Summary Notes
video

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Lunch Break
Institute Dining Hall
(NOTES: Lunch tickets are valid only after 12:30 pm. Dining Hall serves only until 1:30 pm)

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm "Clustered many-core computing with CPUs + GPUs"
William Dorland
(2 of 2 hands-on sessions)
video
Q & A
+ Homework
(Spitkovsky & Springel)
Q & A
+ Homework
(Stone & Pretorius)

Q & A
+ Homework
(Springel & Pretorius)


PROGRAM ENDS
WITH
LUNCH

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
 
Afternoon Tea Break (in Fuld Hall Common Room)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Q & A
+ Homework
(Richardson & Stone)

 
Panel Discussion:
"Legacy codes in astrophysics"
Panel Notes
video

Open Discussion:
"Visualization and scripting tools"

video

"Petascale kinetic plasma simulation with VPIC and Roadrunner"
Kevin Bowers

video

Evening
Grocery Shuttle (departs from in front of Fuld Hall)
5:25 pm Group # 1
5:55 pm Group # 2
6:25 pm Group # 3


Pizza and Pool Party
(5:30 pm)

Olden Farm