A direct method for the Boltzmann equation based on a pseudo-spectral velocity space discretization

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 258, Issue , 2014, Pages 568-584

  Ghiroldi, G P ^a   Gibelli, L ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Deterministic solution; Galerkin method; Gaussian quadrature; Half and full range Hermite polynomials

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; MOLECULES; POLYNOMIALS;

BOLTZMANN'S EQUATIONS; DETERMINISTIC METHODS; DETERMINISTIC SOLUTION; DETERMINISTICS; DIRECT METHOD; EQUATION BASED; GAUSSIAN QUADRATURES; HALF- AND FULL-RANGE HERMITE POLYNOMIAL; HERMITE'S POLYNOMIALS; SPACE DISCRETIZATIONS;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

EID: 84888033100     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2013.10.055     Document Type: Article

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