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A simple procedure for generating a Kappa distribution in PIC simulation
Seiji Zenitani
For kinetic modeling of plasma processes in space, a rejection-sampling procedure for generating a Kappa distribution in particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation is proposed. A Pareto dis…
physics.plasm-ph2024
Modifications to Swisdak (2013)'s rejection sampling algorithm for a Maxwell-Jüttner distribution in particle simulations
Seiji Zenitani
Modifications to Swisdak [Phys. Plasmas 20, 062110 (2013)]'s rejection sampling algorithm for drawing a Maxwell-Jüttner distribution in particle simulations are presented. Handy a…
physics.plasm-ph2024
Outstanding questions and future research of magnetic reconnection
R. Nakamura, J. L. Burch, J. Birn +22
This short article highlights the unsolved problems of magnetic reconnection in collisionless plasma. The advanced in-situ plasma measurements and simulations enabled scientists to…