Higher Order Approximation Methods for the Boltzmann Equation

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-14

  Ohwada, Taku ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; DSMC method; Finite difference method; Higher order accuracy

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

APPROXIMATION METHODS; BOLTZMANN'S EQUATIONS; CHARACTERISTIC LINES; DSMC METHOD; FINITE-DIFFERENCE METHODS; HIGH-ORDER APPROXIMATION; HIGHER ORDER ACCURACY; HIGHER-ORDER APPROXIMATION; INTEGRAL FORM; SPLITTING METHOD;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 0002431749     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1997.5869     Document Type: Article

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