Comparison of angular difference schemes for one-dimensional spherical geometry SN equations

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-264

  Lathrop, K D ^a  

^a SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

ANGULAR DIFFERENCING;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0033888159     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/nse00-a2114     Document Type: Article

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