Adaptive mesh refinement for conservative systems: Multi-dimensional efficiency evaluation

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-339

  Keppens, R ^a   Nool, M ^b   Toth G ^c   Goedbloed, J P ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

^b CWI   (Netherlands)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Adaptive Mesh Refinement; Computational efficiency; Conservation laws; Magnetohydrodynamics; Shock capturing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

PLASMA PHYSICS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0038487249     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4655(03)00139-5     Document Type: Article

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