From 15a3e200e721a45690ea62efbc568df0e6db920b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jorge Gonzalez Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:13:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Start of project in Gitlab --- README.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8d9ab38..f7cbda4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1 +1,7 @@ -Okay, playtime is over, it is time to move from Python to Fortran and do things right. +VlaPlEx (Vlasov Plasma Expansion) code aims to provide a simple way to solve the collisionless plasma expansion into a vacuum. + +It solves the Vlasov equation for ions in a 1D spherical domain. + +Electrons are treated as a fluid either isothermal (Boltzmann) or polytropic. + +Self-consistent electric field is solved using a Newton-Raphson method to solve the Poisson equation.