Simulating proton behaviour in extreme astrophysical conditions
Minghao Zou · Santa Clara, California
Eighth Place ($60,000) · Regeneron Science Talent Search · 2025
An algorithm simulating how protons behave under the extreme conditions found around astrophysical sources, in order to study the neutrino production that follows.
Simulation is the only laboratory available for these conditions. That makes the validation question — what known result does the code reproduce? — the first thing a reader needs answered.
- Numerical simulation of proton interactions
- Neutrino production modelling
- Extreme-field regime analysis
- Code validation against known results
- Where experiment is impossible, your credibility rests entirely on what your code reproduces
- Say which known case you validated against before you present a new one
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