A Galerkin method for the simulation of the transient 2-D/2-D and 3-D/3-D linear Boltzmann equation

Journal of Scientific Computing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-273

  Gobbert, Matthias K ^a   Webster, Samuel G ^a,c   Cale, Timothy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^c HILLSDALE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boltzmann transport equation; Chemical vapor deposition; Cluster computing; Discontinuous Galerkin method; Spectral Galerkin method

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER COMPUTING; DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHOD; SPECTRAL GALERKIN METHOD; VELOCITY SPACE;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GALERKIN METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

EID: 33847693600     PISSN: 08857474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10915-005-9069-1     Document Type: Article

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