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Title: Gabor Wave Packet Method to Solve Plasma Wave Equations

Abstract

A numerical method for solving plasma wave equations arising in the context of mode conversion between the fast magnetosonic and the slow (e.g ion Bernstein) wave is presented. The numerical algorithm relies on the expansion of the solution in Gaussian wave packets known as Gabor functions, which have good resolution properties in both real and Fourier space. The wave packets are ideally suited to capture both the large and small wavelength features that characterize mode conversion problems. The accuracy of the scheme is compared with a standard finite element approach.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
814689
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3825
TRN: US0304309
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH03073
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 18 Jun 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ACCURACY; ALGORITHMS; MODE CONVERSION; PLASMA WAVES; RESOLUTION; WAVE PACKETS; WAVELENGTHS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; WAVE COUPLING

Citation Formats

Pletzer, A, Phillips, C K, and Smithe, D N. Gabor Wave Packet Method to Solve Plasma Wave Equations. United States: N. p., 2003. Web. doi:10.2172/814689.
Pletzer, A, Phillips, C K, & Smithe, D N. Gabor Wave Packet Method to Solve Plasma Wave Equations. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/814689
Pletzer, A, Phillips, C K, and Smithe, D N. 2003. "Gabor Wave Packet Method to Solve Plasma Wave Equations". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/814689. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/814689.
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author = {Pletzer, A and Phillips, C K and Smithe, D N},
abstractNote = {A numerical method for solving plasma wave equations arising in the context of mode conversion between the fast magnetosonic and the slow (e.g ion Bernstein) wave is presented. The numerical algorithm relies on the expansion of the solution in Gaussian wave packets known as Gabor functions, which have good resolution properties in both real and Fourier space. The wave packets are ideally suited to capture both the large and small wavelength features that characterize mode conversion problems. The accuracy of the scheme is compared with a standard finite element approach.},
doi = {10.2172/814689},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/814689}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 2003},
month = {Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 2003}
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