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We overview an ongoing program of three-dimensional, time-dependent, physically realistic simulation of the gas and dust coma of the comet, using both fluid equations and Direct Monte-Carlo Simulations.
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Crifo, J.F., Lukyanov, G.A., Zakharov, V.V., Rodionov, A.V. (2004). Physical Model of the Coma of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. In: Colangeli, L., Epifani, E.M., Palumbo, P. (eds) The New Rosetta Targets. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 311. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2573-0_13
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