Particle simulation of plasmas: Review and advances

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 47, Issue 5 A, 2005, Pages

  Verboncoeur, J P ^a  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTROSTATICS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

PARALLEL COMPUTERS; PARTICLE SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS; WAVE LAUNCHERS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 25144461057     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/47/5A/017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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