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The Hybrid Multiscale Simulation Technology

An Introduction with Application to Astrophysical and Laboratory Plasmas

Alexander S. Lipatov (Autor)

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XVIII, 403 Seiten

2002 | 2002
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-41734-7 (ISBN)

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This book addresses hybrid simulation of plasmas; it is aimed at developing insight into the essence of plasma behavior. Major current applications are to astrophysical and space plasmas. Some applications are connected with active experiments in space. However, hybrid simulations are also being used to gain an understanding of basic plasma phenomena such as particle acceleration by shocks, magnetic field reconnect ion in neutral current sheets, generation of waves by beams, mass loading of the supersonic flow by heavy pickup ions and the dynamics of tangential discontinuities. Such simulations may be very important not only for the study of the astrophysical plasmas, but also for the study of the magnetically and inertially contained fusion plasmas, and other laboratory plasma devices. Plasma is the fourth state of matter, consisting of electrons, ions and 4 neutral atoms, usually at temperatures above 10 K. The stars and sun are plasmas; the local interstellar medium, the solar wind, magnetospheres and ionospheres of planets and comets, Van-Allen belts, etc., are all plasmas. Indeed, much of the known matter in the universe is plasma.

1 Physical Systems and Computational Models.- 2 Particle-Mesh Models.- 3 Time Integration of the Particle Motion Equations.- 4 Density and Current Assignment Force Interpolation Conservation Laws.- 5 Time Integration of the Field and Electron Pressure Equations.- 6 General Loops for Hybrid Codes Multiscale Methods.- 7 Particle Loading and Injection Boundary Conditions.- 8 Collisionless Shock Simulation.- 9 Tangential Discontinuity Simulation.- 10 Magnetic Field Reconnection Simulation.- 11 Beam Dynamics Simulation.- 12 Interaction of the Solar Wind with Astrophysical Objects.- 13 Appendix.- 14 Solutions.- References.

From the reviews:

"This book provides a very useful guide for researchers as well as graduate students in the field of plasma numerical modelization, primarily by hybrid methods that treat some aspects of the plasma dynamics kinematically and some others as fluids. The vast literature on the subject is summarized in a way that can rapidly be exploited by computer knowledgeable persons and a few exercises are proposed that can be used in courses in astrophysical plasmas." (Mathematical Reviews 2003g)

"This book provides a very useful guide for researchers as well as graduate students in the field of plasma numerical modelization ... . The vast literature on the subject is summarized in a way that can rapidly be exploited by computer knowledgeable persons and a few exercises are proposed that can be used in courses in astrophysical plasmas. ... This book, which provides a useful guide to the literature, is somewhat specialized to the specific problems of space plasmas ... ." (Thierry Passot, Mathematical Reviews, 2003 g)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.5.2002
Reihe/Serie	Scientific Computation
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 403 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	777 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
Schlagworte	Collision • Hybrid Models • Interpolation • Maxwell's equations • Numerical analysis • Numerical Methods • Plasma • Plasma Modelling • Plasmaphysik • Simulation • Vlasov-Maxwell Equations
ISBN-10	3-540-41734-6 / 3540417346
ISBN-13	978-3-540-41734-7 / 9783540417347
Zustand	Neuware