Numerical solution of the Boltzmann equation on the uniform grid

Computing (Vienna/New York)

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-186

  Ibragimov, I ^a   Rjasanow, S ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Deterministic numerical method

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULES; VELOCITY;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; COLLISION INTEGRAL;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 0036451752     PISSN: 0010485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00607-002-1458-9     Document Type: Article

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