Modifications to Swisdak (2013)'s rejection sampling algorithm for a Maxwell–Jüttner distribution in particle simulations
Abstract
Modifications to Swisdak's [Phys. Plasmas 20, 062110 (2013)] rejection sampling algorithm for drawing a Maxwell–Jüttner distribution in particle simulations are presented. Handy approximations for e-folding points and a linear slope in the envelope function are proposed, to make the algorithm self-contained and more efficient.
- Publication:
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Physics of Plasmas
- Pub Date:
- September 2024
- DOI:
- 10.1063/5.0226859
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2408.09105
- Bibcode:
- 2024PhPl...31i4501Z
- Keywords:
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- BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS;
- Physics - Plasma Physics;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena;
- Physics - Computational Physics
- E-Print:
- To appear in Physics of Plasmas