Advances in numerical modeling of astrophysical and space plasmas (Q1371340)

First we review the dynamical and fluid properties of the plasma state, plasma kinetics, and the radiation emitted from plasmas. Then we outline the formulation for the particle-in-cell simulation of astrophysical plasmas and advances in simulational techniques and algorithms, as well as the advances that may be expected as the computational resource grows to petaflop speed/memory capabilities.