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| Title: | (abstract) 3D Electromagnetic Plasma Particle Simulations |
| Authors: | Wang, J.
Liewer, P.C.
Lyster, P.
Decyk, V.K. |
| Issue Date: | 13-Sep-1993 |
| Citation: | Beijing, China |
| Abstract: | A 3D electromagnetic plasma particle-in-cell code has been developed using the General Concurrent PIC algorithm. The GCPIC algorithm uses a domain decomposition to divide the computation among the processors. Particles must be exchanged between processors as they move. The efficiencies for 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional partitions of the three dimensional domain are compared, and the algorithm is found to be very efficient even when a large fraction (e.g., 30%) of the particles must be exchanged at every time step. This PIC code has been used to perform simulations of a variety of space plasma physics problems. Results of three applications will be discussed: 1) plasma disturbances induced by moving conducting bodies in a magnetized plasma; 2) plasma plume interactions; and 3) solar wind termination shock. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/35125 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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