An implementation of the exponential time differencing scheme to the magnetohydrodynamic equations in a spherical shell

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 824-838

  Livermore, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exponential time differencing; Magnetohydrodynamics; Spectral method; Stiff system

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

DIFFERENCING SCHEME; EXPONENTIAL TIME DIFFERENCING; EXPONENTIAL TIME DIFFERENCING METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC EQUATIONS; SPECTRAL METHODS; SPECTRAL SOLUTIONS; SPHERICAL SHELL; STIFF SYSTEMS; TIME-STEPPING SCHEMES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 33845646844     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2006.05.029     Document Type: Article

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