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Uniform convergence of an upwind discontinuous Galerkin method for solving scaled discrete-ordinate radiative transfer equations with isotropic scattering

Journal Article · · Mathematics of Computation
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1090/mcom/3670· OSTI ID:1838952
 [1];  [2]
  1. California State University, Bakersfield, CA (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Here we present an error analysis for the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method applied to the discrete-ordinate discretization of the steady-state radiative transfer equation with isotropic scattering. Under some mild assumptions, we show that the DG method converges uniformly with respect to a scaling parameter which characterizes the strength of scattering in the system. However, the rate is not optimal and can be polluted by the presence of boundary layers. In one-dimensional slab geometries, we demonstrate optimal convergence when boundary layers are not present and analyze a simple strategy for balance interior and boundary layer errors. Some numerical tests are also provided in this reduced setting.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1838952
Journal Information:
Mathematics of Computation, Journal Name: Mathematics of Computation Journal Issue: 332 Vol. 90; ISSN 0025-5718
Publisher:
American Mathematical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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