Arbitrary-order time-accurate semi-Lagrangian spectral approximations of the Vlasov-Poisson system

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TitleArbitrary-order time-accurate semi-Lagrangian spectral approximations of the Vlasov-Poisson system
Publication TypeReport Series
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsFatone L, Funaro D, Manzini G
SeriesIMATI Report Series
Number18-01
Pagination25
Date Published26/03/2018
Place PublishedPavia
PublisherCNR-IMATI
Abstract

The Vlasov-Poisson system, modeling the evolution of non-collisional plasmas in the electrostatic limit, is approximated by a Semi-Lagrangian technique. Spectral methods of periodic type are implemented through a collocation approach. Groups of particles are represented by the Fourier Lagrangian basis and evolve, for a single timestep, along an high-order accurate representation of the local characteristic lines. The time-advancing technique is based on Taylor developments that can be, in principle, of any order of accuracy, or by coupling the phase space discretization with high-order accurate Backward Diļ¬€erentiation Formulas (BDF) as in the method-of-lines framework. At each timestep, particle displacements are reinterpolated and expressed in the original basis to guarantee the order of accuracy in all the variables at relatively low costs. Thus, these techniques combine excellent features of spectral approximations with high-order time integration. Series of numerical experiments are performed in order to assess the real performance. In particular, comparisons with standard benchmarks are examined.

Keywordshigh-order methods, Lagrangian methods, Vlasov equation
URIhttp://irs.imati.cnr.it/reports/irs18-01
Citation Keyirs18-01