SUMMARY
The aim of this web site is to present a convenient entry point for
various activities related to our simulations of stellar systems. The
GRAPE project, short for GRAvitational
PipelinE, has produced special purpose hardware for stellar dynamics,
at a speed approaching 100 Teraflops. We offer various open source
software environments such as NEMO and STARLAB for setting up, running, and analyzing
large-scale simulations in stellar dynamics. Another open source
toolbox is the PARTIVIEW visualization
package, which can be used on various platforms, from laptops to
virtual reality environments such as the Cave at NCSA and the Hayden
Planetarium in New York City. Finally, we are in the process of
setting up our ARCHIVE system, where we plan
to make the full results of our largest runs freely available for
guest observers. We are currently coordinating these efforts with
various Virtual Observatory initiatives.
The manybody.org web page
also includes the home page for MODEST (MOdeling DEnse STellar
systems), a collaboration between various groups working in stellar
dynamics, stellar evolution, and stellar hydrodynamics.
HISTORY
For many years we have accumulated information about our hardware and
software projects at various websites, such as those for NEMO, STARLAB, and GRAPE, three projects that started in the late
eighties. By the end of the year 2000, we decided to acquire our own
domain name, manybody.org. At first we simply used this site to
provide pointers, but we intend to provide a more structured set of
guides to the various projects we are involved in. We will try to
update these introductory pages frequently. Note for colleagues: if
you would like us to link your web site from an appropriate leaf in
our site tree, please send us your address and a very brief
description of the content of your site.
PEOPLE
Piet Hut,
Jun Makino,
Steve McMillan,
Peter Teuben,
with contributions by
Simon Portegies Zwart (stellar evolution),
Stuart Levy (visualization), and many others (see subsequent pages)
ACTIVITIES
Press release, American Astronomical Society
meeting, January 2002
Press release, NASA HQ, January 2003
EXTERNAL LINKS
- other groups involved in large-scale stellar dynamics
simulations:
- for many additional links, look here
- Virtual Observatory initiatives:
Page last modified:
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Please direct comments, criticisms, corrections
and contributions to Steve McMillan:
steve (at) physics.drexel.edu.
