Center for Computational Astrophysics
The Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) is a research organization in Oak Park, Illinois, whose staff performs research into current areas of astronomy and applications of probability, statistics, and Monte Carlo simulations into other areas of inquiry. With a staff of retired professors from the Chicago area, CCA is the home base for the Near Earth Asteroid Reconnaissance Project, a world-wide network of amateur astronomers and small observatories involved in the discovery and determination of the orbits of near-earth asteroids, or more generally near-earth objects, with possible earth-crossing orbits. Its staff also authors textbooks in astronomy[1] and popularizes issues in astronomy with the media.[2]
Founding[edit]
CCA was founded in 1997 by its current director, astronomer Dr. Les Golden, a retired astronomy and physics professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.[3]
Current Research[edit]
CCA coordinates the efforts of a world-wide network of volunteers and performs data reduction and orbital position determination for near-earth objects discovered by the Near Earth Asteroid Reconnaissance Project. Its associates have published papers in game theory,[4][5] internet traffic,[6], and random number generators.[7]
Contact[edit]
International amateur astronomers are invited to participate in the Near Earth Asteroid Reconnaissance Project. Please contact CCA at our observatory address:
obsmidwest@aol.com
Other interested parties may contact us at:
elagencywest@aol.com
External References[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://triblocal.com/oak-park-river-forest/community/stories/2010/07/dr-les-golden-receives-book-contract-from-springer-publishers/
- ↑ (2005) Anderson, Holly, “Day shortened by quake, astronomer calculates,” http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-110D9F0B0030ACF0.html, January 5
- ↑ (1997), “Physics sails the world,” UIC News (University of Illinois at Chicago), April 30, p. 2
- ↑ Golden, Leslie M. (2011). “An Analysis of the Disadvantage to Players of Multiple Decks in the Game of 21.” The Mathematical Scientist, 32, 2, p. 57-69
- ↑ Golden, Les (2011). “Stepping Out With My Baby: The Stepwise Betting Strategy,” Bluff Europe, April, p. 92-93
- ↑ Golden, Les; Thompson-Hill, Jeremy; and Theobold, Rick (2008), “Has Online Gaming Reached Saturation Point?,” iGaming Business, March/April, p. 16-17
- ↑ Turner, Noah; Golden, Les; and von Bar, Jens (2009). “The Death of the RNG,” iGaming Business, July/August, p. 56-59
