BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T125545Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210809T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210810T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophical Aspects of Simulations in Astrophysics and Cosmology UID:20240329T125557Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Social Science Tower \, Irvine\, United States DESCRIPTION:
Simulations have played an essential role in the advancement of astrophysics and cosmology in recent decades\, and they will only grow more indispensable as astrophysicists pursue a deeper and more complex understanding of the highly nonlinear processes at the heart of galaxies\, clusters\, and the universe itself. \; However\, these methods do not come without challenges and costs. \; This workshop will bring together physicists and philosophers to explore the epistemological and methodological issues raised by simulations. \; The first day will focus on code comparisons: \; What lessons can we draw from comparisons between different simulation codes\, especially large-scale comparison projects such as AGORA and AQUILA? \; What are the difficulties associated with comparing a diversity of complex simulations? \; The second day will broadly focus on questions of model complexity: Given the limitations on our ability to test against complete analytic solutions\, how do the variety of tests and methods available work together to warrant confidence in complex simulations? \; To what extent do the highly nonlinear interactions between model components raise worries about &ldquo\;kludges&rdquo\; or other difficulties in diagnosing the sources of inaccuracies in simulation?
ORGANIZER;CN=David Freeborn;CN=Kevin Kadowaki;CN=Helen Meskhidze: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR