A Stochastic Weighted Particle Method for the Boltzmann Equation

A class of algorithms for the numerical treatment of the Boltzmann equation is introduced. This class generalizes the standard direct simulation Monte Carlo method, which is contained as a particular case. The new algorithms use a more general procedure of modelling collisions between particles. Thi...

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Published inJournal of computational physics Vol. 124; no. 2; pp. 243 - 253
Main Authors Rjasanow, Sergej, Wagner, Wolfgang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 15.03.1996
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Summary:A class of algorithms for the numerical treatment of the Boltzmann equation is introduced. This class generalizes the standard direct simulation Monte Carlo method, which is contained as a particular case. The new algorithms use a more general procedure of modelling collisions between particles. This procedure is based on a random weight transfer from the particles with the precollision velocities to the particles with the postcollision velocities.
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ISSN:0021-9991
1090-2716
DOI:10.1006/jcph.1996.0057