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Cellular automaton fluids 1: basic theory

Journal Article · · J. Stat. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01021083· OSTI ID:6652247

Continuum equations are derived for the large-scale behavior of a class of cellular automaton models for fluids. The cellular automata are discrete analogues of molecular dynamics, in which particles with discrete velocities populate the links of a fixed array of sites. Kinetic equations for microscopic particle distributions are constructed. Hydrodynamic equations are then derived using the Chapman-Enskog expansion. Slightly modified Navier-Stokes equations are obtained in two and three dimensions with certain lattices. Viscosities and other transport coefficients are calculated using the Boltzmann transport equation approximation. Some corrections to the equations of motion for cellular automation fluids beyond the Navier-Stokes order are given.

Research Organization:
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ
OSTI ID:
6652247
Journal Information:
J. Stat. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Stat. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 45:3/4; ISSN JSTPB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English