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Center for Computational Astrophysics

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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

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

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]

External References

Principal Investigator

Background

Background

Principal Investigator

N.E.A.R.

N.E.A.R.

Contact

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


References

  1. http://triblocal.com/oak-park-river-forest/community/stories/2010/07/dr-les-golden-receives-book-contract-from-springer-publishers/
  2. (2005) Anderson, Holly, “Day shortened by quake, astronomer calculates,” http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-110D9F0B0030ACF0.html, January 5
  3. (1997), “Physics sails the world,” UIC News (University of Illinois at Chicago), April 30, p. 2
  4. 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
  5. Golden, Les (2011). “Stepping Out With My Baby: The Stepwise Betting Strategy,” Bluff Europe, April, p. 92-93
  6. Golden, Les; Thompson-Hill, Jeremy; and Theobold, Rick (2008), “Has Online Gaming Reached Saturation Point?,” iGaming Business, March/April, p. 16-17
  7. Turner, Noah; Golden, Les; and von Bar, Jens (2009). “The Death of the RNG,” iGaming Business, July/August, p. 56-59