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Asymptotic-Preserving Particle-In-Cell methods for the Vlasov-Maxwell system in the quasi-neutral limit
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Author(s)
Degond, PAA
Deluzet, F
Doyen, D
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In this article, we design Asymptotic-Preserving Particle-In-Cell methods for the Vlasov-Maxwell system in
the quasi-neutral limit, this limit being characterized by a Debye length negligible compared to the space scale
of the problem. These methods are consistent discretizations of the Vlasov-Maxwell system which, in the
quasi-neutral limit, remain stable and are consistent with a quasi-neutral model (in this quasi-neutral model,
the electric eld is computed by means of a generalized Ohm law). The derivation of Asymptotic-Preserving
methods is not straightforward since the quasi-neutral model is a singular limit of the Vlasov-Maxwell model.
The key step is a reformulation of the Vlasov-Maxwell system which uni es the two models in a single set
of equations with a smooth transition from one to another. As demonstrated in various and demanding
numerical simulations, the Asymptotic-Preserving methods are able to treat efficiently both quasi-neutral
plasmas and non-neutral plasmas, making them particularly well suited for complex problems involving dense
plasmas with localized non-neutral regions.
Date Issued
2016-11-19
Date Acceptance
2016-11-12
Citation
Journal of Computational Physics, 2016, 330, pp.467-492
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/42561
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2016.11.018
ISSN
0021-9991
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
467
End Page
492
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Computational Physics
Volume
330
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
The Royal Society
Grant Number
WM130048
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Physics, Mathematical
Computer Science
Physics
Plasma
Debye length
Quasi-neutrality
Vlasov-Maxwell
Asymptotic-Preserving scheme
ELECTROMAGNETIC PLASMA SIMULATION
IMPLICIT METHOD
OPENING SWITCH
FULLY IMPLICIT
LOW-FREQUENCY
EQUATIONS
ALGORITHM
SPACE
MODEL
CATHODE
Applied Mathematics
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published
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