| Physics | 13 |
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| The SuperN-Project: Current Progress in Modelling Core Collapse Supernovae | 15 |
| 1 Introduction | 15 |
| 2 Numerical Models | 16 |
| 3 The Mathematical Model | 19 |
| 4 Recent Results and Ongoing Work | 24 |
| 5 Conclusions and Outlook | 27 |
| References | 28 |
| Toward Conquering the Parameter Space of Gravitational Wave Signals from Black Hole Coalescence | 30 |
| 1 Introduction | 30 |
| 2 Status of the Field | 32 |
| 3 Description of the Method | 35 |
| 4 Status Report of Optimization Work | 37 |
| 5 Conclusions and Plans for Future Work | 40 |
| References | 41 |
| Massless Four-Loop Integrals and the Total Cross Section in e+ e- Annihilation | 44 |
| 1 Aim of the Project | 44 |
| 2 Parallel Computer Algebra | 47 |
| 3 Massless Four-Loop Integrals: s( e+ e- . hadrons) | 49 |
| 4 Massive Vacuum Integrals: .(q2) to Four Loops | 51 |
| References | 52 |
| Solid State Physics | 76 |
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| Simulations of Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems out of Equilibrium | 79 |
| 1 Introduction | 79 |
| 2 Adaptive Time-Dependent DMRG Method | 80 |
| 3 Spinless Fermions Following a Quantum Quench | 82 |
| 4 Atom Laser | 85 |
| 5 Summary | 87 |
| References | 88 |
| Computer Simulations of Soft Matter-and Nano- Systems | 90 |
| 1 Two-Dimensional Colloidal Systems in Periodic External Fields | 90 |
| 2 Transport of Colloids in Micro-Channels | 94 |
| 3 Proteins in Lipid Bilayers | 97 |
| 4 Theoretical Analysis of the Conductance and Structural Properties of Ni Nanocontacts | 99 |
| 5 Nano Shape Memory Alloys | 99 |
| 6 DFT-Investigations of Sin Clusters in External Fields | 101 |
| 7 Model Magnetic Systems | 102 |
| References | 103 |
| Chemistry | 143 |
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| Shared Memory Parallelization of the Multi- configuration Time- dependent Hartree Method and Application to the Dynamics and Spectroscopy of the Protonated Water- dimer | 146 |
| 1 Introduction | 146 |
| 2 MCTDH: Equations of Motion and Implementation | 147 |
| 3 Shared Memory Parallelization of MCTDH | 150 |
| 4 Dynamics and Infrared Spectrum of the Zundel Cation | 153 |
| 5 Conclusions | 159 |
| References | 160 |
| Green Chemistry from Supercomputers: Car Parrinello Simulations of Emim- chloroaluminate Ionic Liquids | 161 |
| 1 Introduction | 161 |
| 2 Method | 162 |
| 3 Results: Electronic Structure | 169 |
| 4 Computational Performance | 170 |
| 5 Conclusions | 173 |
| References | 173 |
| DFT Modelling of Oxygen Adsorption on CoCr Surfaces | 176 |
| 1 Introduction | 176 |
| 2 Computational Technique | 177 |
| 3 Results | 179 |
| 4 Conclusions and Outlook | 187 |
| References | 188 |
| Comparison of the Incorporation of Watson- Crick Complementary and Mismatched Nucleotides Catalyzed by DNA Polymerase I | 190 |
| 1 Introduction | 190 |
| 2 Material and Method | 192 |
| 3 Results and Discussion | 193 |
| 4 Conclusion | 199 |
| References | 200 |
| Reacting Flows | 203 |
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| Assumed PDF Modeling of Turbulence Chemistry Interaction in Scramjet Combustors | 205 |
| 1 Introduction | 205 |
| 2 Governing Equations and Numerical Scheme | 206 |
| 3 Lobed Strut Injector-Mixing Enhancement | 208 |
| 4 Supersonic Combustion Experiment | 211 |
| 5 Performance | 213 |
| 6 Conclusion | 214 |
| References | 214 |
| Simulations of Premixed Swirling Flames Using a Hybrid Finite- Volume/ Transported PDF Approach | 216 |
| 1 Introduction | 216 |
| 2 Numerical Model | 218 |
| CFD PDF | 218 |
| 3 Results and Discussion | 222 |
| 4 Conclusion | 226 |
| References | 226 |
| Computations of Premixed Turbulent Flames | 229 |
| 1 Motivation | 229 |
| 2 Numerical Method | 232 |
| 3 Issues of HPC | 233 |
| 4 Sample Results | 234 |
| 5 Conclusions | 238 |
| References | 238 |
| Ignition of Droplets in a Laminar Convective Environment | 240 |
| 1 Introduction | 240 |
| 2 Numerical model | 241 |
| 3 Results and Discussion | 244 |
| 4 Conclusions | 248 |
| References | 249 |
| Computational Fluid Dynamics | 253 |
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| Laminar-Turbulent Transition in a Laminar Separation Bubble: Influence of Disturbance Amplitude on Bubble Size and Bursting | 258 |
| 1 Introduction | 258 |
| 2 Physical Model and Numerical Method | 259 |
| 3 Reference Configuration: Short Separation Bubble | 262 |
| 4 Influence of Disturbance Amplitude on Bubble Size | 267 |
| 5 Computational Aspects | 268 |
| 6 Summary and Conclusions | 269 |
| References | 271 |
| Direct Numerical Simulation on the Influence of the Nozzle Design for Water Sheets Emerged at Moderate Reynolds Numbers | 273 |
| 1 Introduction | 273 |
| 2 Numerical Method | 274 |
| 3 Numerical Setup | 275 |
| 4 Results | 278 |
| 5 Computational Performance and Resources | 283 |
| 6 Concluding Remarks | 286 |
| References | 286 |
| DNS of Heat Transfer from a Flat Plate affected by Free- Stream Fluctuations | 288 |
| 1 Introduction | 288 |
| 2 Computational Details | 289 |
| 3 Performance of the Code on the XC1 | 291 |
| 4 Results | 292 |
| 5 Conclusion
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