Non-Physical Self Forces in Electromagnetic Plasma-Simulation Algorithms

Abstract

The paper describes a simple algorithm for removing nonphysical self forces from two popular electromagnetic plasma simulation models. This algorithm also has two additional features; it considerably reduces short-wavelength noise and unwanted numerical fluctuations, and permits faster integration of the particle orbit equations by roughly a factor of two.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0740745

Entities

People

  • Jay Paul Boris
  • Roswell E. Lee

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Charge Density
  • Current Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrostatic Fields
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Laser Beams
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Military Research
  • Particles
  • Radiation
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space
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  • Space - Orbital Debris