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View SchemaThe Gap-Tooth Method in Particle Simulations
| Authors | C. William Gear, Ju Li, Ioannis G. Kevrekidis |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0303010 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0303010 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physleta.2003.07.004 |
Abstract
We explore the gap-tooth method for multiscale modeling of systems represented by microscopic physics-based simulators, when coarse-grained evolution equations are not available in closed form. A biased random walk particle simulation, motivated by the viscous Burgers equation, serves as an example. We construct macro-to-micro (lifting) and micro-to-macro (restriction) operators, and drive the coarse time-evolution by particle simulations in appropriately coupled microdomains (teeth) separated by large spatial gaps. A macroscopically interpolative mechanism for communication between the teeth at the particle level is introduced. The results demonstrate the feasibility of a closure-on-demand approach to solving hydrodynamics problems.
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