A new scheme to treat the numerical Tcherenkov instability for electromagnetic particle simulations (Q1377899)
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A new scheme to treat the numerical Tcherenkov instability for electromagnetic particle simulations (English)
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26 January 1998
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The authors consider the Vlasov-Maxwell problem. They develop a finite element approximation and suggest that instabilities in the solution may be reduced by introduction of a parameter in an explicit time-stepping method. The method is illustrated by applying it to waves in a fluid plasma and it is shown that the Tcherenkov instability can be reduced by the process. Diagrams are given showing the effectiveness of the method in a number of cases.
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electromagnetic particle simulations
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Vlasov-Maxwell problem
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finite element
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explicit time-stepping method
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waves
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fluid plasma
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Tcherenkov instability
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