Communications in Mathematical Sciences

Volume 8 (2010)

Number 4

On the Chang and Cooper scheme applied to a linear Fokker-Planck equation

Pages: 1079 – 1090

(Fast Communication)

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4310/CMS.2010.v8.n4.a15

Authors

Christophe Buet

Stéphane Dellacherie

Abstract

We show that for a particular linear Fokker-Planck operator, the explicit Chang and Cooper scheme is positive and entropy satisfying under a CFL criterion when the initial condition is positive. Then, we deduce that the distribution given by the explicit Chang and Cooper scheme converges toward a discrete Maxwellian equilibrium.

Keywords

Kinetic equation, Fokker-Planck-Landau operator, explicit Chang and Cooper scheme, positive and entropy satisfying scheme

2010 Mathematics Subject Classification

65M06, 65M12, 82C40, 82D10

Published 1 January 2010