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The integral method to numerically calculate the time evolution of kinetic systems is discussed and improved for one-dimensional problems. The new approach is applied to the solution of the spherically symmetric one-component plasma kinetic evolution. The results are compared with those obtained by means of the finite-difference solution to the equivalent Fokker-Planck kinetic equation.
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Soler, M., Martínez, F.C. & Donoso, J.M. Integral kinetic method for one dimension: The spherical case. J Stat Phys 69, 813–835 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01050435
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