Numerical approximation of the one-dimensional Vlasov-Poisson system with periodic boundary conditions

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1377-1409

  Wollman, Stephen ^a   Ozizmir, Ercument ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Particle method; Periodic boundary conditions; Proof of convergence; Vlasov Poisson system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038860618     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142993233585     Document Type: Article

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