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Relativistic Vlasov code development for high energy density plasmas

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A newly developed relativistic Vlasov code is introduced. The governing Vlasov-Maxwell equation system is solved numerically in one-dimensional space and three-dimensional momentum space. Spherical coordinate system is adopted to characterize the momentum variables for its potential advantage on reducing computational cost. The resulting Vlasov equation is split into two advection equations with respect to position and momentum, respectively. They are solved with a conservative finite volume scheme, together with techniques suppressing numerical oscillations at sharp interfaces. Relativistic longitudinal plasma oscillations are investigated for different plasma temperatures and wave numbers. Results from code simulations are in good agreement with the existing theories.

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, 100088, P.R. China

    Sizhong Wu, Hua Zhang, Cangtao Zhou, Shaoping Zhu & Xiantu He

  2. Key Laboratory of HEDP of the Ministry of Education, CAPT, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China

    Sizhong Wu, Hua Zhang, Cangtao Zhou & Xiantu He

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Contribution to the Topical Issue “Theory and Applications of the Vlasov Equation”, edited by Francesco Pegoraro, Francesco Califano, Giovanni Manfredi and Philip J. Morrison.

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Wu, S., Zhang, H., Zhou, C. et al. Relativistic Vlasov code development for high energy density plasmas. Eur. Phys. J. D 68, 208 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2014-50161-0

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