Published: Mar 1, 2010 by iPIC3D

The implicit Particle-in-Cell method for the computer simulation of plasma, and its implementation in a three-dimensional parallel code, called iPIC3D, are presented. The implicit integration in time of the Vlasov–Maxwell system, removes the numerical stability constraints and it enables kinetic plasma simulations at magnetohydrodynamics time scales. Simulations of magnetic reconnection in plasma are presented to show the effectiveness of the algorithm.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matcom.2009.08.038

Authors

Stefano Markidis, Giovanni Lapenta and Rizwan-uddin

Venue

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Volume 80, Issue 7, March 2010, Pages 1509-1519

Cite

@article{MARKIDIS20101509,
         title = "Multi-scale simulations of plasma with iPIC3D",
         journal = "Mathematics and Computers in Simulation",
         volume = "80",
         number = "7",
         pages = "1509 - 1519",
         year = "2010",
         note = "Multiscale modeling of moving interfaces in materials",
         issn = "0378-4754",
         doi = "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matcom.2009.08.038",
         url = "http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378475409002444",
         author = "Stefano Markidis and Giovanni Lapenta and  Rizwan-uddin",
         keywords = "Particle-in-Cell, Computational plasma physics, Implicit PIC, 3D Magnetic reconnection",
         abstract = "The implicit Particle-in-Cell method for the computer simulation of plasma, and its implementation in a three-dimensional parallel code, called iPIC3D, are presented. The implicit integration in time of the Vlasov–Maxwell system, removes the numerical stability constraints and it enables kinetic plasma simulations at magnetohydrodynamics time scales. Simulations of magnetic reconnection in plasma are presented to show the effectiveness of the algorithm."
}