2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Numerical thermalization in -D particle-in-cell simulations
R. M. Park, C. H. Moore, S. D. Baalrud
The particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation method is often understood to solve the collisionless Vlasov equation due to the finite shape of its macroparticles. In reality, it can suffer…
physics.comp-ph2026
Code-Verification Techniques for Particle-in-Cell Simulations with Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Collisions
Brian A. Freno, William J. McDoniel, Christopher H. Moore +1
Particle-in-cell methods with stochastic collision models are commonly used to simulate collisional plasma dynamics, with applications ranging from hypersonic flight to semiconduct…