Space and astrophysical plasma simulation : methods, algorithms, and applications / Jörg Büchner, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Büchner, J. (Jörg), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plasma astrophysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (427 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, [2023]

Summary:

This book is a collection of contributions covering the major subjects in numerical simulation of space and astrophysical plasma. It introduces the different approaches and methods to model plasma, the necessary computational codes, and applications in the field. The book is rooted in the previous work Space Plasma Simulation (Springer, 2003) and includes the latest developments. It is divided into three parts and all chapters start with an introduction motivating the topic and its use in research and ends with a discussion of its applications. The chapters of the first part contain tutorials of the different basic approaches needed to perform space plasma simulations. This part is particularly useful for graduate students to master the subject. The second part presents more advanced materials for students and researchers who already work with pre-existing codes but want to implement the recent progresses made in the field. The last part of the book discusses developments in the area for researchers who are actively working on advanced simulation approaches like higher order schemes and artificial intelligence, agent-based technologies for multiscale and multi-dimensional systems, which represent the recent innovative contributions made in space plasma research.

Contents:

Introduction to MHD simulations (solar system plasmas)

Hall-MHD plasma simulation

Multi-fluid simulation

Hybrid- kinetic approach

Gyro-kinetic restricted kinetic simulation

Eulerian Vlasov fully kinetic simulation

Particle-in-Cell fully kinetic simulation

Adaptive Global MHD Simulations

Mesoscale HD and MHD simulations of the Interstellar Medium in Galaxies

Coupling of Kinetic and MHD simulations

Shock waves in space plasma

Magnetic reconnection in space plasmas

Higher-order numerical solutions of the continuum MHD equations

Self-Adaptive algorithms for multiscale simulations – the discrete event technology

Techniques for effective scientific visualization and discovery including illustrative examples from petascale simulation results.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Büchner, Jörg Space and Astrophysical Plasma Simulation

ISBN:

9783031118708