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Faster computation times for numerical solutions
Shock waves are difficult to simulate on a computer. Due to the large, rapid changes, often oscillations occur in the mathematical solutions.
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Researchers predict sprites on Venus, Saturn and Jupiter
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Large STW grant for CWI research on discharges
In November, Ute Ebert (CWI) received a large STW grant for three research projects on discharges. These projects are about X-rays and gamma radiation from lightning, air purification with discharges for highway …
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New simulations explain huge lightning flashes
With new simulations Alejandro Luque and Ute Ebert (CWI) explained huge lightning flashes above clouds: sprites. They published their results in Nature Geoscience, which appeared online on 25 October 2009.
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Willem Hundsdorfer appointed professor of Numerical Mathematics
CWI researcher Willem Hundsdorfer has been appointed part-time professor at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. As of May 1, 2009, he holds the chair of Numerical Mathematics at the Faculty of Physics, …
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A step towards understanding X-rays from lightning
Chao Li made has set a new step in lightning models.
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Thick sparks flash faster than thin ones
Thick sparks flash faster through the air than thin ones - at least, when positive discharges are concerned.
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Luque and Ebert publish on connections in lightning
In August 2008 Alejandro Luque, Ute Ebert, and Willem Hudsdorfer of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica published an article on their research into lightning in the prestigious scientific journal Physical Review Letters. …
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