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We discuss selected numerical techniques in astrophysics, including classes of partial differential equations, fundamental representations of partial differential equations as finite difference equations, N-body techniques, and Lagrangian and Eulerian hydrodynamics techniques.
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Wood, M. (2013). Numerical Techniques in Astrophysics. In: Oswalt, T.D., Bond, H.E. (eds) Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5618-2_11
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