Gaussian radial basis functions for plasma physics: Numerical aspects
Paper in proceeding, 2015

A magnetized plasma is described by the Vlasov equation and the non-linear Fokker-Planck collision operator [1]. The Vlasov part describes phase-space advection and the collision operator adds dissipation due to collisional energy and momentum exchange. Numerical discretization of the collision operator, however, is far from trivial. Recently, we have developed a new approach [2] to address this issue. The new approach is based on an expansion in Gaussian Radial Basis Functions (RBFs), a method widely used in neural network calculations [3]. In this paper, we discusss useful details regarding the numerical implementation of the RBF method.

Author

Eero Hirvijoki

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Nuclear Engineering

J. Candy

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E Belli

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Ola Embréus

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Nuclear Engineering

42nd European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2015, Lisbon, Portugal, 22-26 June 2015

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Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics

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10/7/2017