NE155 - Introduction to Numerical Simulations in Radiation Transport

Spring 2008

Professor Brian D. Wirth

4165 Etcheverry Hall

Schedule: TTh 11:00 - 12:30, 237 Cory Hall

Professor Wirth's office hours: TTh 1 -2

TA: Florent Heidet, 4126 Etcheverry Hall, Office hours: TBA

Course description: Computational methods used to analyze radiation transport described by various differential, integral and integro-differential equations. Numerical methods include finite difference, finite elements, discrete ordinates, and Monte Carlo. Examples from neutron and photon transport; numerical solutions of neutron/photon diffusion and transport equations. Monte Carlo simulations of photon and neutron transport. An overview of optimation techniques for solving the resulting discrete equations on vector and parallel computer systems.