Simulations of Galaxy Clusters with the FLASH code

Clusters of galaxies are important tools for constraining cosmology as well as being interesting laboratories for investigating many different physical processes. Cutting-edge numerical simulations of galaxy clusters can shed light on observations in visible light, X-rays, and the S-Z effect, as well as help determine scaling relations between cluster quantities, investigate possible sources of cosmic ray acceleration, and probe the very structure of dark matter itself. FLASH, a modular multi-physics astrophysical simulation code incorporating adaptive mesh refinement, hydrodynamics, and particle mesh physics is an ideal code for investigating galaxy clusters. I will describe how FLASH is being applied in this area.