An efficient method for the anisotropic diffusion equation in magnetic fields
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Publication:6431020
arXiv2303.15447MaRDI QIDQ6431020FDOQ6431020
Authors: Dean Muir, Kenneth Duru, Matthew Hole, Stuart Hudson 
Publication date: 8 February 2023
Abstract: We solve the anisotropic diffusion equation in 2D, where the dominant direction of diffusion is defined by a vector field which does not conform to a Cartesian grid. Our method uses operator splitting to separate the diffusion perpendicular and parallel to the vector field. The slow time scale is solved using a provably stable finite difference formulation in the perpendicular to the vector field, and an integral operator for the diffusion parallel to it. Energy estimates are shown to for the continuous and semi-discrete cases. Numerical experiments are performed showing convergence of the method, and examples is given to demonstrate the capabilities of the method.
Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M12)
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