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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 [[Directory:Near Earth Asteroid Reconnaissance Project|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<ref>http://triblocal.com/oak-park-river-forest/community/stories/2010/07/dr-les-golden-receives-book-contract-from-springer-publishers/</ref> and popularizes issues in astronomy with the media.<ref>(2005) Anderson, Holly, “Day shortened by quake, astronomer calculates,” http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-110D9F0B0030ACF0.html, January 5</ref>
==Founding==
CCA was founded in 1997 by its current director, astronomer Dr. [[Directory:Les Golden|Les Golden]], a retired astronomy and physics professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.<ref>(1997), “Physics sails the world,” <i>UIC News</i> (University of Illinois at Chicago), April 30, p. 2</ref>
==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,<ref>Golden, Leslie M. (2011). “An Analysis of the Disadvantage to Players of Multiple Decks in the Game of 21.” <i>The Mathematical Scientist</i>, <b>32</b>, 2, p. 57-69</ref><ref>Golden, Les (2011). “Stepping Out With My Baby: The Stepwise Betting Strategy,” <i>Bluff Europe</i>, April, p. 92-93</ref> internet traffic,<ref>Golden, Les; Thompson-Hill, Jeremy; and Theobold, Rick (2008), “Has Online Gaming Reached Saturation Point?,” <i> iGaming Business</i>, March/April, p. 16-17</ref>, and random number generators.<ref>Turner, Noah; Golden, Les; and von Bar, Jens (2009). “The Death of the RNG,” <i> iGaming Business</i>, July/August, p. 56-59</ref>
==References==
<references />
==External References==
[http://www.geocities.ws/les_golden Principal Investigator]</br>
[http://www.mywikibiz.com/Directory:Les_Golden Background]</br>
[http://www.mywikibiz.com/Les_Golden Background]</br>
[http://www.geocities.ws/les_golden Principal Investigator]</br>
[http://www.mywikibiz.com/Directory:Near_Earth_Asteroid_Reconnaissance_Project N.E.A.R.]</br>
[http://www.mywikibiz.com/Near_Earth_Asteroid_Reconnaissance_Project N.E.A.R.]
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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 [[Directory:Near Earth Asteroid Reconnaissance Project|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<ref>http://triblocal.com/oak-park-river-forest/community/stories/2010/07/dr-les-golden-receives-book-contract-from-springer-publishers/</ref> and popularizes issues in astronomy with the media.<ref>(2005) Anderson, Holly, “Day shortened by quake, astronomer calculates,” http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-110D9F0B0030ACF0.html, January 5</ref>
==Founding==
CCA was founded in 1997 by its current director, astronomer Dr. [[Directory:Les Golden|Les Golden]], a retired astronomy and physics professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.<ref>(1997), “Physics sails the world,” <i>UIC News</i> (University of Illinois at Chicago), April 30, p. 2</ref>
==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,<ref>Golden, Leslie M. (2011). “An Analysis of the Disadvantage to Players of Multiple Decks in the Game of 21.” <i>The Mathematical Scientist</i>, <b>32</b>, 2, p. 57-69</ref><ref>Golden, Les (2011). “Stepping Out With My Baby: The Stepwise Betting Strategy,” <i>Bluff Europe</i>, April, p. 92-93</ref> internet traffic,<ref>Golden, Les; Thompson-Hill, Jeremy; and Theobold, Rick (2008), “Has Online Gaming Reached Saturation Point?,” <i> iGaming Business</i>, March/April, p. 16-17</ref>, and random number generators.<ref>Turner, Noah; Golden, Les; and von Bar, Jens (2009). “The Death of the RNG,” <i> iGaming Business</i>, July/August, p. 56-59</ref>
==References==
<references />
==External References==
[http://www.geocities.ws/les_golden Principal Investigator]</br>
[http://www.mywikibiz.com/Directory:Les_Golden Background]</br>
[http://www.mywikibiz.com/Les_Golden Background]</br>
[http://www.geocities.ws/les_golden Principal Investigator]</br>
[http://www.mywikibiz.com/Directory:Near_Earth_Asteroid_Reconnaissance_Project N.E.A.R.]</br>
[http://www.mywikibiz.com/Near_Earth_Asteroid_Reconnaissance_Project N.E.A.R.]