Study of conservation and recurrence of Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin schemes for Vlasov-Poisson systems

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DOI10.1007/S10915-012-9680-XzbMATH Open1281.82028arXiv1209.6413OpenAlexW2029478130MaRDI QIDQ364673FDOQ364673


Authors: Yingda Cheng, P. J. Morrison, Irene M. Gamba Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 9 September 2013

Published in: Journal of Scientific Computing (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we consider Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin (RKDG) schemes for Vlasov-Poisson systems that model collisionless plasmas. One-dimensional systems are emphasized. The RKDG method, originally devised to solve conservation laws, is seen to have excellent conservation properties, be readily designed for arbitrary order of accuracy, and capable of being used with a positivity-preserving limiter that guarantees positivity of the distribution functions. The RKDG solver for the Vlasov equation is the main focus, while the electric field is obtained through the classical representation by Green's function for the Poisson equation. A rigorous study of recurrence of the DG methods is presented by Fourier analysis, and the impact of different polynomial spaces and the positivity-preserving limiters on the quality of the solutions is ascertained. Several benchmark test problems, such as Landau damping, two-stream instability and the KEEN (Kinetic Electrostatic Electron Nonlinear) wave, are given.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1209.6413




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