Method of stochastic differential equations for calculating the kinetics of a collision plasma
Abstract
Equations of motion are derived for particles whose distribution function satisfies Landau's kinetic equation. Some features of the transition from kinetic equations to stochastic differential equations are examined with a view toward the discretization of the latter equations. A predictor-corrector finite-difference scheme is proposed for solving systems of stochastic differential equations.
- Publication:
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Zhurnal Vychislitelnoi Matematiki i Matematicheskoi Fiziki
- Pub Date:
- June 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980ZVMMF..20..682I
- Keywords:
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- Differential Equations;
- Particle Motion;
- Plasma Dynamics;
- Plasma-Particle Interactions;
- Stochastic Processes;
- Distribution Functions;
- Equations Of Motion;
- Finite Difference Theory;
- Kinetic Equations;
- Landau Factor;
- Predictor-Corrector Methods;
- Plasma Physics