Three-dimensional deformable-grid electromagnetic particle-in-cell for parallel computers

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-389

  Wang, J ^a   Kondrashov, D ^a   Liewer, P C ^a   Karmesin, S R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CELLULAR ARRAYS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CODES (SYMBOLS); ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DISCRETE SURFACE INTEGRAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC PARTICLE IN CELL;

PLASMA SIMULATION;

EID: 0032599123     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377899007552     Document Type: Article

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