About DHPC

Scientists increasingly need extensive computing power to solve complex problems in physics, mechanics and dynamics. The Delft High Performance Computing Centre (DHPC) deploys the infrastructure (hardware, software and staff) for TU Delft that is capable of complex analysis and modelling for researchers. At the same time we provide Bachelor, Master and PhD students with hands-on experience using the tools they will need in their careers.

Both high-performance simulations and high-performance data science are evolving rapidly and the combination of these techniques will lead to completely new insights into science and engineering, an increase in innovation, and the training of high-performance computing engineers for the future.

Due to the rapidly evolving hardware and tools for numerical simulations, HPC has significantly changed the way fundamental research is conducted at universities. Simulations not only replace experiments, but also add very valuable fundamental insights. We see the results in all kinds of disciplines, such as materials science, fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics, design optimization, big data mining and artificial intelligence.


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15 December 2023 12:30 till 13:15

[NA] Stefan Kurz: Observers in relativistic electrodynamics

"We introduce a relativistic splitting structure to map fields and equations of electromagnetism from four-dimensional spacetime to three-dimensional observer's space. We focus on a minimal set of mathematical structures that are directly motivated by the language of the physical theory. Space-time, world-lines, time translation, space platforms, and time synchronization all find their mathematical counterparts. The splitting structure is defined without recourse to coordinates or frames. This is noteworthy since, in much of the prevalent literature, observers are identified with adapted coordinates and frames. Among the benefits of the approach is a concise and insightful classification of observers. The application of the framework to Schiff's ""Question in General Relativity"" [1] further illustrates the advantages of the framework, enabling a compact, yet profound analysis of the problem at hand. 

[1] Schiff, L. I. ""A question in general relativity."" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 25.7 (1939): 391-395.
Consider two concentric spheres with equal and opposite total charges uniformly distributed over their surfaces. When the spheres are at rest, the electric and magnetic fields outside the spheres vanish. [...] Then an observer traveling in a circular orbit around the spheres should find no field, for since all of the components of the electromagnetic field tensor vanish in one coordinate system, they must vanish in all coordinate systems. On the other hand, the spheres are rotating with respect to this observer, and so he should experience a magnetic field. [...] It is clear in the above arrangement that an observer A at rest with respect to the spheres does not obtain the same results from physical experiments as an observer B who is rotating about the spheres."