Finite element approach to global gyrokinetic particle-in-cell simulations using magnetic coordinates

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 111, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 27-47

  Fivaz, M ^a   Brunner, S ^a   De Ridder, G ^a   Sauter, O ^a   Tran, T M ^a   Vaclavik, J ^a   Villard, L ^a   Appert, K ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Gyrokinetic; ITG; Magnetic coordinates; Microinstabilities; PIC; Simulation; Stability

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PLASMA TURBULENCE; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

GLOBAL GYROKINETIC PARTICLE IN CELL SIMULATIONS; MAGNETIC COORDINATES;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 0032095684     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0010-4655(98)00023-x     Document Type: Article

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