Parallelization in time of numerical simulations of fully-developed plasma turbulence using the parareal algorithm

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 229, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 6558-6573

  Samaddar, D ^a   Newman, D E ^a   Sanchez R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetically confined plasmas; Parareal algorithm; Plasma turbulence; Time parallelization; Turbulent transport

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

EXPONENTIALS; LAGRANGIAN TRAJECTORIES; MAGNETICALLY CONFINED PLASMAS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PARALLELIZATIONS; PARAREAL ALGORITHMS; SENSITIVITY TO INITIAL CONDITIONS; SIMPLE SYSTEM; TIME PARALLELIZATION; TURBULENT TRANSPORTS;

PLASMA TURBULENCE;

EID: 77954145174     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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