Polynomial chaos functions and neutron diffusion

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-118

  Williams, M M R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

BOLTZMANN EQUATIONS; RANDOM CROSS SECTIONS; SPATIAL RANDOMNESS; TABULAR FORMS;

CHAOS THEORY;

EID: 33846217371     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE05-73TN     Document Type: Article

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