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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 10, Number PR5, March 2000
The 1999 International Conference on Strongly Coupled Coulomb Systems
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| Page(s) | Pr5-259 - Pr5-262 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2000546 | |
The 1999 International Conference on Strongly Coupled Coulomb Systems
J. Phys. IV France 10 (2000) Pr5-259-Pr5-262
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2000546
Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS B259, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U.S.A.
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J. Phys. IV France 10 (2000) Pr5-259-Pr5-262
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2000546
Comparison of molecular dynamics and particle-in-cell simulations for strongly coupled plasmas
K.Y. Sanbonmatsu, L.E. Thode, H.X. Vu and M.S. MurilloLos Alamos National Laboratory, MS B259, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U.S.A.
Abstract
A quantitative comparison between molecular dynamics and particle-in-cell simulations for
strongly coupled plasmas is performed. While the particle-in-cell simulation's nonlinear potential solver
produces a significant improvement in accuracy over molecular dynamics, the requirement for many grid cells
between particles (in the strongly coupled regime) causes the particle-in-cell simulation to be prohibitively
expensive.
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