A hybrid Boltzmann electrons and PIC ions model for simulating transient state of partially ionized plasma

DOI10.1016/j.jcp.2008.02.005zbMath1195.76443OpenAlexW2008809843MaRDI QIDQ936676

Dixon T. K. Kwok

Publication date: 19 August 2008

Published in: Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2008.02.005

zbMATH Keywords

bi-section golden roleelectron density referencesheath potential

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rarefied gas flows, Boltzmann equation in fluid mechanics (76P05) Particle methods and lattice-gas methods (76M28) Statistical mechanics of plasmas (82D10) Motion of charged particles (78A35) Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05)

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