A Comment on a Streaming Operator that Preserves Spherical Symmetry in Cylindrical Coordinates
Abstract
The streaming operator developed by Chaland and Sambra [Nucl. Sci. Eng. Vol. 182, p. 417 (2016)] to obtain one-dimensional spherical symmetry in cylindrical coordinates forces a particle to move along a curved path in a vacuum.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
Radiative Heat Transfer Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Volume
- 200
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2646–2648
- Publication date
- 13 January 2026
- Language
- EN