The field line map approach for simulations of magnetically confined plasmas

DOI10.1016/j.cpc.2015.09.016zbMath1344.82048arXiv1505.02040OpenAlexW2963758451MaRDI QIDQ312058

Karl Lackner, Klaus Hallatschek, David Coster, Omar Maj, Andreas Stegmeir

Publication date: 13 September 2016

Published in: Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.02040

zbMATH Keywords

numerical diffusionseparatrixfield line mapflux-coordinate independent approachsupport operatorX-point

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Statistical mechanics of plasmas (82D10)

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Uses Software

• BOUT++
• GRILLIX
• Overlap

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