MAPS: The MFEM Anisotropic Plasma Solver

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Authors: Rhea L. Barnett, Christina Migliore, Mark L. Stowell, Olena Burkovska, Ben Dudson, Jeremy D. Lore, Cory D. Hauck
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202634601025
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Abstract

Simulating magnetically confined fusion plasmas presents a uniquely challenging problem due to the nonlinear anisotropic heat conduction. We introduce the MAPS (MFEM Anisotropic Plasma Solver) tool, which uses a high-order finite element method to compute transport solutions on unstructured meshes. We show results for a set of three 2-D verification tests, two of which demonstrate the expected convergence properties for various mesh resolutions and polynomial degrees. We then discuss the convergence rate for the third test.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Magnetic confinement fusion research Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods

Publication details

Journal / source
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume
346
Pages
01025–01025
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN