Solving for Micro- and Macro- Scale Electrostatic Configurations Using the Robin Hood Algorithm
Computational Physics
2011-11-23 v1 Nuclear Experiment
Abstract
We present a novel technique by which highly-segmented electrostatic configurations can be solved. The Robin Hood method is a matrix-inversion algorithm optimized for solving high density boundary element method (BEM) problems. We illustrate the capabilities of this solver by studying two distinct geometry scales: (a) the electrostatic potential of a large volume beta-detector and (b) the field enhancement present at surface of electrode nano-structures. Geometries with elements numbering in the O(10^5) are easily modeled and solved without loss of accuracy. The technique has recently been expanded so as to include dielectrics and magnetic materials.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1111.5035,
title = {Solving for Micro- and Macro- Scale Electrostatic Configurations Using the Robin Hood Algorithm},
author = {J. A. Formaggio and P. Lazic and T. J. Corona and H. Stefancic and H. Abraham and F. Gluck},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.5035},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
40 pages, 20 figures