Numerical Convergence in Solving the Vlasov Equation
核理论
2008-11-26 v2 天体物理学
摘要
When the Vlasov equation is investigated numerically using the method of test particles, the particle-particle interactions that inevitably arise in the simulation (but are not present in the Vlasov equation itself) result in an accumulation of errors which eventually drive the collection of test particles toward a state of classical thermal equilibrium. We estimate the rate at which these errors accumulate.
引用
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9507040,
title = {Numerical Convergence in Solving the Vlasov Equation},
author = {C. Jarzynski and G. F. Bertsch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9507040},
year = {2008}
}
备注
12 pages of text (Revtex). Two figures available from [email protected]