A high-order finite-volume algorithm for Fokker-Planck collisions in magnetized plasmas

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 227, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 7192-7205

  Xiong, Z ^a   Cohen, R H ^a   Rognlien, T D ^a   Xu, X Q ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constants of motion coordinates; Finite volume; Fokker Planck collisions; High order scheme

Indexed keywords

COLLISIONAL PLASMAS; MAGNETOPLASMA;

CONSTANT OF MOTION; CONSTANT-OF-MOTION COORDINATE; FINITE-VOLUME; FOKKE-PLANCK COLLISION; FOKKER PLANCK; FOKKER PLANCK OPERATOR; HIGH-ORDER; HIGH-ORDER SCHEME; HIGHER-ORDER; VOLUME ALGORITHMS;

MAGNETIC MOMENTS;

EID: 45449084189     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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