Blob method for kinetic plasma simulation with variable-size particles

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 268-284

  Coppa, G G M ^a   Lapenta, G ^a,b   Dellapiana, G ^a   Donato, F ^a   Riccardo, V ^a,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISIONLESS PLASMAS; PHASE SPACE METHODS;

BOUNDED PLASMAS; KINETIC PLASMAS; LANDAU DAMPING; NEW APPROACHES; PARTICLE-IN-CELL SIMULATIONS; PERFORMANCE; PHASE SPACES; PLASMA-SIMULATION; SHAPE AND SIZE; VARIABLE SIZES;

PLASMA SIMULATION;

EID: 0030240281     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1996.0174     Document Type: Article

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