An Opticom method for computing eigenpairs

Christoph Kowitz*, Markus Hegland

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    Abstract

    Solving the linearized and five-dimensional gyrokinetic equations can already be used to retrieve the microinstabilities driving the microturbulence of a hot magnetized plasma. The microinstabilities can be computed by calculating the eigenvalues of the linear gyrokinetic operator, which have a positive real part. The growth rate and frequency of the instability is given by the computed eigenvalue and its structure by the respective eigenvector. Due to the moderately high dimensionality, the sparse grid combination technique is used to tackle the curse of dimensionality for solving the gyrokinetic eigenvalue problem with the already highly optimized plasmaturbulence code GENE. Whereas the classical combination technique can retrieve approximation of the searched eigenvalues, the combination of the eigenvectors requires the application and reformulation of the optimized combination technique (OptiCom). The reformulation and an algorithm for solving the reformulated system to compute the eigenpairs is proposed in this paper. A first analytical test problem is solved and the applicability of the method is shown.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSparse Grids and Applications - Munich 2012
    EditorsJochen Garcke, Dirk Pfluger
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages239-253
    Number of pages15
    ISBN (Electronic)9783319045368
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    Event2nd Workshop on Sparse Grids and Applications, SGA 2012 - Gammarth, Tunisia
    Duration: 2 Jul 20126 Jul 2012

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering
    Volume97
    ISSN (Print)1439-7358
    ISSN (Electronic)2197-7100

    Conference

    Conference2nd Workshop on Sparse Grids and Applications, SGA 2012
    Country/TerritoryTunisia
    CityGammarth
    Period2/07/126/07/12

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