The Center for Computational Astrophysics's mission is to create new computational frameworks that allow scientists to analyze big astronomical datasets and to understand complex, multi-scale physics in astrophysical systems ranging in scales from planets to cosmology.
Increasingly more sophisticated ground-based observatories and space missions are collecting data to make tremendous discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics, but to make those discoveries will require the combined power of theory, data analysis and simulation. CCA’s mission is to develop the computational tools needed for these simulations and analyses.
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Featured Events
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Colloquia
2021 CCA Colloquium Schedule
Multiple dates on Fridays at 3:30pm unless otherwise noted
3:30 - 4:30 PM
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Colloquia
2021 CCA Colloquium Schedule
Multiple dates on Fridays at 3:30pm unless otherwise noted
3:30 - 4:30 PM
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Colloquia
2021 CCA Colloquium Schedule
Multiple dates on Fridays at 3:30pm unless otherwise noted
3:30 - 4:30 PM
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Colloquia
2021 CCA Colloquium Schedule
Multiple dates on Fridays at 3:30pm unless otherwise noted
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Upcoming Events
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25 Mon -
Meeting 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Machine Learning Group Meeting
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Meeting 12:30 - 1:30 PM
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26 Tue -
Meeting 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Particle Astro/Cosmology Meeting
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Meeting 12:30 - 1:30 PM
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27 Wed -
Meeting 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Stars and Exoplanets Meeting
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Meeting 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Gravitational Waves Group Meeting
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Meeting 12:30 - 2:00 PM
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28 Thu -
Meeting 1:30 - 3:00 PM
Compact Objects Group Meeting
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Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Dynamics Group Meeting
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Meeting 1:30 - 3:00 PM
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29 Fri -
Meeting 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Galaxy Formation Group Meeting
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Meeting 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Cosmology X Data Science Group Meeting
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Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Planet Formation Group Meeting
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Colloquia 3:30 - 4:30 PM
CCA Colloquium: Mike Blanton
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Meeting 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Event Videos
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Rachael Roettenbacher: Making Use of Imaged Spotted Stellar Surfaces
December 11, 2020
CCA Colloquium: Rachael Roettenbacher

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Lightening Talks and Discussion Day 3: Part 1
December 11, 2020
RHytHM: ResearcH using yt Highlights Meeting

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Lightening Talks and Discussion Day 3: Part 2
December 11, 2020
RHytHM: ResearcH using yt Highlights Meeting

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Britton Smith: ytree: yt for merger trees
December 11, 2020
RHytHM: ResearcH using yt Highlights Meeting

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Research Highlights
Learning the Evolution of the Universe in N-body Simulations
Understanding the physics of large cosmological surveys down to small (nonlinear) scales will significantly improve our knowledge of the Universe.…
arxiv:2012.05472The Quijote Simulations
The Quijote simulations are a set of 44,100 full N-body simulations spanning more than 7000 cosmological models in the $\{{{\rm{\Omega…
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series