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Convolutive decomposition and fast summation methods for discrete-velocity approximations of the boltzmann equation

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Abstract

Discrete-velocity approximations represent a popular way for computing the Boltzmann collision operator. The direct numerical evaluation of such methods involve a prohibitive cost, typically O(N2d+1) where d is the dimension of the velocity space. In this paper, following the ideas introduced in [C. Mouhot and L. Pareschi, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris Sér. I Math. 339 (2004) 71—76, C. Mouhot and L. Pareschi, Math. Comput. 75 (2006) 1833—1852], we derive fast summation techniques for the evaluation of discrete-velocity schemes which permits to reduce the computational cost from O(N2d+1) to O(NdNd log2 N), N ≪ N, with almost no loss of accuracy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1515-1531
Number of pages17
JournalMathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis
Volume47
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

Keywords

  • Boltzmann equation
  • Convolutive decomposition
  • Discrete-velocity approximations
  • Discrete-velocity methods
  • Farey series
  • Fast summation methods

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analysis
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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