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Journal of Computational Physics
Volume 3, Issue 4, April 1969, Pages 494-511
 
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doi:10.1016/0021-9991(69)90058-8    How to Cite or Link Using DOI (Opens New Window)
Copyright © 1969 Published by Elsevier Inc.

Clouds-in-clouds, clouds-in-cells physics for many-body plasma simulation*1

Charles K. Birdsall2 and Dieter Fuss

Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550, USA

Received 22 August 1968. 
Available online 24 September 2004.

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Abstract

A clouds-interacting-with-clouds, clouds-in-cells method (CIC) is presented for many-body nonlinear plasma problems. Density and force are obtained by assuming that the particles have finite size, are tenuous, and may pass through one another; the particles are thus called clouds. They obey a Coulomb force (not, vert, similar1/r or 1/r2) when separated and a linear force (not, vert, similarr) when overlapping, allowing simple harmonic oscillations at small separation. CIC is contrasted with the zero-size particle and nearestgrid-point approach, ZSP-NGP. CIC appears to have substantially less unwanted noise than ZSP-NGP, and should be more useful in simulating dense plasmas. Initial runs have been encouraging. The methods may find use in other many-body simulations, such as with stars, or with particles in phase space.

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