Abstract
The implicit Particle-in-Cell method for the computer simulation of plasma, and its implementation in a three-dimensional parallel code, called iPIC3D, are presented. The implicit integration in time of the Vlasov-Maxwell system, removes the numerical stability constraints and it enables kinetic plasma simulations at magnetohydrodynamics time scales. Simulations of magnetic reconnection in plasma are presented to show the effectiveness of the algorithm.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1509-1519 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Mathematics and Computers in Simulation |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- 3D Magnetic reconnection
- Computational plasma physics
- Implicit PIC
- Particle-in-Cell
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Theoretical Computer Science
- General Computer Science
- Numerical Analysis
- Modeling and Simulation
- Applied Mathematics