Numerical simulation of the Smoluchowski coagulation equation

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2004-2028

  Filbet, Francis ^a   Laurençot, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Finite volume method; Self similar variables; Smoluchowski coagulation equation

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SET THEORY;

COAGULATION COEFFICIENTS; SELF-SIMILAR VARIABLES; SMOLUCHOWSKI COAGULATION EQUATION; VOLUME DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

COAGULATION;

EID: 10244232991     PISSN: 10648275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S1064827503429132     Document Type: Article

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