On the approximation of the vlasov poisson system by particle methods

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1369-1398

  Wollman, Stephen ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Particle method; Proof of convergence; Vlasov poisson system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004426617     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142999298528     Document Type: Article

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