Pluto - a modular code for computational astrophysics

What is Pluto ?

Pluto is a modular, Godunov-type code intended mainly for astrophysical applications. Written in C, it currently supports classical, relativistic and magneto (Newtonian and relativistic) fluid dynamics modules in Cartesian and curvilinear coordinates in multiple space dimensions. Computations may be carried on either static or adaptive grids, the latter functionality being provided through the Chombo adaptive mesh refinement library.

NEWS! PLUTO 3.01 has been released (April 2009)

Pluto is developed at the Turin Astronomical Observatory in collaboration with the Department of General Physics of the Turin University.

Main developer: Andrea Mignone (e-mail: mignone@to.astro.it)

INAF Osservatiorio astronomico di Pino Torinese (ITALY)

Dipartimento di Fisica Generale, Universita' di Torino, Torino (ITALY)

Contributors: G. Bodo, T. Matsakos, O. Tesileanu, P. Tzeferacos, C. Zanni