Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Simulation of a Type 1a Supernova

A slightly more complex simulation than Annom's :P
Robert Fisher and Cal Jordan are among a team of scientists who will expend 22 million computational hours during the next year on one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, simulating an event that takes less than five seconds. Article and HD videos here
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2 comments:

  1. Kamiel07 May, 2008 18:20

    nice animation! still i wonder if its better to do some artistic impression of this supernova and spent that über computer for playing GTA4

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  2. annom07 May, 2008 19:12

    woah! only slightly more complex... very cool!

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