Numerical model of the boltzmann equationrelated to the discontinuous galerkin method

Kinetic and Related Models

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-151

  Majorana, Armando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Discontinuous Galerkin finite elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958009935     PISSN: 19375093     EISSN: 19375077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/krm.2011.4.139     Document Type: Article

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