Physics Colloquium Zeuthen
PIC simulations for pedestrians
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Europe/Berlin
SR3 (DESY, Zeuthen)
SR3
DESY, Zeuthen
Platanenallee 6,
15738 Zeuthen
Description
This talk offers a pedestrian introduction to particle-in-cell simulations. This simulation technique is very useful in situations in which the distribution function of plasma is not a-priori known, but is needed to infer the efficiency of various physical processes, for example the acceleration and transport of energetic particles in space. In a few examples, I shall illustrate the computational methodology and the main difficulties that one encounters with this simulation technique.