出版社：SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
摘要：We present preliminary results from recent high-resolution double-degenerate merger simulations
with the Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) technique. We put particular emphasis on verification
and validation in our effort and show the importance of details in the initial condition setup
for the final outcome of the simulation. We also stress the dynamical importance of including
shocks in the simulations. These results represent a first step toward a suite of simulations that
will shed light on the question whether double-degenerate mergers are a viable path toward type
1a supernovae. In future simulations, we will make use of the capabilities of the NuGrid collaboration
in post-processing SPH particle trajectories with a complete nuclear network to follow the
detailed nuclear reactions during the dynamic merger phase.
