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2018
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A primer to numerical simulations: the perihelion motion of Mercury
A primer to numerical simulations: the perihelion motion of Mercury
Numerical simulations are playing an increasingly important role in modern science. In this work it is suggested to use a numerical study of the famous perihelion motion of the planet Mercury (one of the prime observables supporting Einsteins general relativity) as a test case to teach numerical sim...
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Personal Name(s): | Körber, C. (Corresponding author) |
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Hammer, I. / Wynen, J-L / Heuer, J. / Müller, Christian / Hanhart, Christoph | |
Contributing Institute: |
Theorie der Starken Wechselwirkung; IAS-4 Theorie der starken Wechselwirkung; IKP-3 |
Published in: | Physics education, 53 (2018) 5, S. 055007 - |
Imprint: |
Bristol
IOP Publ.
2018
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DOI: |
10.1088/1361-6552/aac487 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
TRR 110: Symmetrien und Strukturbildung in der Quantenchromodynamik Computational Science and Mathematical Methods |
Link: |
OpenAccess OpenAccess |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/aac487 in citations.
Numerical simulations are playing an increasingly important role in modern science. In this work it is suggested to use a numerical study of the famous perihelion motion of the planet Mercury (one of the prime observables supporting Einsteins general relativity) as a test case to teach numerical simulations to high school students. The paper includes details about the development of the code as well as a discussion of the visualization of the results. In addition a method is discussed that allows one to estimate the size of the effect as well as the uncertainty of the approach a priori. At the same time this enables the students to double check the results found numerically. The course is structured into a basic block and two further refinements which aim at more advanced students. |