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Explicit high-order non-canonical symplectic particle-in-cell algorithms for classical particle-field systems governed by the Vlasov-Maxwell equations are developed. The algorithm conserves a discrete non-canonical symplectic structure…

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In this paper, we develop sparse grid discontinuous Galerkin (DG) schemes for the Vlasov-Maxwell (VM) equations. The VM system is a fundamental kinetic model in plasma physics, and its numerical computations are quite demanding, due to its…

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In this paper, we propose a new MUSCL scheme by combining the ideas of the Kurganov and Tadmor scheme and the so-called Deviation method which results in a well-balanced finite volume method for the hyperbolic balance laws, by evolving the…

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A cell-centered implicit-explicit updated Lagrangian finite volume scheme on unstructured grids is proposed for a unified first order hyperbolic formulation of continuum fluid and solid mechanics. The scheme provably respects the stiff…

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A variational method is used to derive a self-consistent macro-particle model for relativistic electromagnetic kinetic plasma simulations. Extending earlier work [E. G. Evstatiev and B. A. Shadwick, J. Comput. Phys., vol. 245, pp. 376-398,…

Computational Physics · Physics 2014-04-22 A. B. Stamm , B. A. Shadwick , E. G. Evstatiev

We present a non-staggered method for the Maxwell equations in adaptively refined grids. The code is based on finite volume central scheme that preserves in a discrete form both divergence-free property of magnetic field and the Gauss law.…

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The equations of Lagrangian gas dynamics fall into the larger class of overdetermined hyperbolic and thermodynamically compatible (HTC) systems of partial differential equations. They satisfy an entropy inequality (second principle of…

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We give the Lagrangian formulation of a generic non-minimally extended Einstein-Maxwell theory with an action that is linear in the curvature and quadratic in the electromagnetic field. We derive the coupled field equations by a first order…

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For the system of Maxwell equations of electromagnetism in an $l$-periodic composite medium of overall size $L$ ($0<l<L<\infty$), in the low-frequency quasistatic approximation, we develop an electromagnetic version of strain-gradient…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-11-19 Kirill D. Cherednichenko , James A. Evans

High-order discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods equipped with subcell finite-volume (FV) limiters provide an efficient framework for the simulation of nonlinear hyperbolic balance laws featuring shocks and complex flow structures. However,…

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In this paper, we discuss Galilean relativistic Maxwell theory in detail. We first provide a set of mapping relations, derived systematically, that connect the covariant and contravariant vectors in the Lorentz relativistic and Galilean…

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The Einstein and Maxwell equations are both systems of hyperbolic equations which need to satisfy a set of elliptic constraints throughout evolution. However, while electrodynamics (EM) and magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) have benefited from a…

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We have recently presented an extension of the standard variational calculus to include the presence of deformed derivatives in the Lagrangian of a system of particles and in the Lagrangian density of field-theoretic models. Classical…

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Maxwell-Amp\`{e}re-Nernst-Planck (MANP) equations were recently proposed to model the dynamics of charged particles. In this study, we enhance a numerical algorithm of this system with deep learning tools. The proposed hybrid algorithm…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-12-12 Cheng Chang , Zhouping Xin , Tieyong Zeng

Maxwell's equations describe the evolution of electromagnetic fields, together with constraints on the divergence of the magnetic and electric flux densities. These constraints correspond to fundamental physical laws: the nonexistence of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-02 Yakov Berchenko-Kogan , Ari Stern

In this paper, we develop bound-preserving (BP) finite-volume schemes for hyperbolic conservation laws on adaptive moving meshes. For scalar conservative laws, we rewrite the conventional high-order discretization as a convex combination of…

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We derive the discretized Maxwell's equations using the discrete variational derivative method (DVDM), calculate the evolution equation of the constraint, and confirm that the equation is satisfied at the discrete level. Numerical…

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Geometric particle-in-cell discretizations have been derived based on a discretization of the fields that is conforming with the de Rham structure of the Maxwell's equation and a standard particle-in-cell ansatz for the fields by deriving…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-10 Katharina Kormann , Eric Sonnendrücker

This paper formulates a new particle-in-cell method for the Vlasov-Maxwell system. Under the Lorenz gauge condition, Maxwell's equations for the electromagnetic fields can be written as a collection of scalar and vector wave equations. The…

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