Edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura

Preface (PDF 16 KB)
p. v.
Contents (PDF 56 KB)
p. vii.

Simulation Techniques

• One-dimensional Electromagnetic Particle Code: KEMPO1 A Tutorial on Microphysics in Space Plasmas
  Y. Omura
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 1-21.
  © TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 2007.
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• Vlasov-code simulation
  J. Büuchner
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 23-46.
  © TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 2007.
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• δf Particle-in-Cell Plasma Simulation Model: Properties and Applications
  R. D. Sydora
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 47-60.
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• Automatic Adaptive Multi-Dimensional Particle In Cell
  G. Lapenta
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 61-76.
  © TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 2007.
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• Generalized Curvilinear Coordinates in Hybrid and Electromagnetic Codes
  D. W. Swift
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 77-89.
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• A New Methodology for Multi-Scale Simulation of Plasmas
  H. Karimabadi, Y. Omelchenko, J. Driscoll, R. Fujimoto, and K. Perumalla
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 91-99.
  © TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 2007.
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• Numerical methods used in the Lyon-Fedder-Mobarry Global code to model the magnetosphere
  J. G. Lyon
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 101-109.
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• Unstructured Meshes and Finite Elements in Space Plasma Modelling: Principles and Applications
  R. Marchand, J. Y. Lu, K. Kabin, and R. Rankin
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 111-143.
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• Visualization of Tangled Vector Field Topology and Global Bifurcation of Magnetospheric Dynamics
  D. Cai, K. Nishikawa, and B. Lembege
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 145-166.
  © TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 2007.
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• Introduction to Virtual Reality Visualization by the CAVE system
  N. Ohno and A. Kageyama
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 167-207.
  © TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 2007.
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  Simulation Software

• KEMPO1 Kyoto university ElectroMagnetic Particle cOde: 1d version
  Y. Omura
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 209-235.
  © TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 2007.
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• The Elements for Setting up a Hybrid or Electromagnetic Code in Curvilinear Coordinates
  D. W. Swift
  Advanced Methods for Space Simulations, edited by H. Usui and Y. Omura, pp. 237-282.
  © TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 2007.
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