Advanced techniques for entropy-based moment methods for linear kinetic equations

• Applicant: Graham Kaland, Ph.D.
• Subject Area: Mathematics
• Term: from 2016 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 314059687

Linear kinetic equations model many physical phenomena, e.g. radiative transport, but remain challenging to simulate. The entropy-based moment method is a discretization which has attractive theoretical properties but so far no practical implementation. We will investigate several new techniques to achieve such an implementation including high-order methods, semi-implicit time integration, and partitioning of the angular domain.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: USA
• Cooperation Partner: Professor Dr. Cory D. Hauck