Symplectic particle-in-cell methods for hybrid plasma models with Boltzmann electrons and space-charge effects

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contents We study the geometric particle-in-cell methods for an electrostatic hybrid plasma model. In this model, ions are described by the fully kinetic equations, electron density is determined by the Boltzmann relation, and space-charge effects are incorporated through the Poisson equation. By discretizing the action integral or the Poisson bracket of the hybrid model, we obtain a finite dimensional Hamiltonian system, for which the Hamiltonian splitting methods or the discrete gradient methods can be used to preserve the geometric structure or energy. The global neutrality condition is conserved under suitable boundary conditions. Moreover, the results are further developed for an electromagnetic hybrid model proposed in [Vu H X. J Comput Phys, 124(2):417-430]. Numerical experiments of finite grid instability, Landau damping, and resonantly excited nonlinear ion waves illustrate the behaviour of the proposed numerical methods.
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spellingShingle Symplectic particle-in-cell methods for hybrid plasma models with Boltzmann electrons and space-charge effects
Li, Yingzhe
Numerical Analysis
Plasma Physics
65M75
G.1.8
We study the geometric particle-in-cell methods for an electrostatic hybrid plasma model. In this model, ions are described by the fully kinetic equations, electron density is determined by the Boltzmann relation, and space-charge effects are incorporated through the Poisson equation. By discretizing the action integral or the Poisson bracket of the hybrid model, we obtain a finite dimensional Hamiltonian system, for which the Hamiltonian splitting methods or the discrete gradient methods can be used to preserve the geometric structure or energy. The global neutrality condition is conserved under suitable boundary conditions. Moreover, the results are further developed for an electromagnetic hybrid model proposed in [Vu H X. J Comput Phys, 124(2):417-430]. Numerical experiments of finite grid instability, Landau damping, and resonantly excited nonlinear ion waves illustrate the behaviour of the proposed numerical methods.
title Symplectic particle-in-cell methods for hybrid plasma models with Boltzmann electrons and space-charge effects
topic Numerical Analysis
Plasma Physics
65M75
G.1.8
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.11555