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P11: Upgrade of the GSP Gyrokinetic Code
Author: George Wilkie , Advisor: William Dorland (Physics)
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Simulations of turbulent plasma in a strong magnetic field can take advantage of the gyrokinetic approximation, the result of which is a closed set of equations that can be solved numerically. An existing code, GSP, uses a novel and highly efficient solution method. In this project, we will seek to change the velocity-space representation in GSP. This transformation will simplify the inclusion of a new collision operator and make the algorithm more suitable for simulations of turbulence in Tokamak plasmas, while retaining the efficiency and accuracy of the original code.
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