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Numerical solution of the Fokker--Planck equations for a multi-species plasma (open access)

Numerical solution of the Fokker--Planck equations for a multi-species plasma

Two numerical models used for studying collisional multispecies plasmas are described. The mathematical model is the Boltzmann kinetic equation with Fokker-Planck collision terms. A one-dimensional code and a two-dimensional code, used for the solution of the time-dependent Fokker-Planck equations for ion and electron distribution functions in velocity space, are described. The required equations and boundary conditions are derived and numerical techniques for their solution are given.
Date: March 11, 1977
Creator: Killeen, J. & Mirin, A. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library