A phase-space discontinuous Galerkin approximation for the radiative transfer equation in slab geometry

01/16/2022

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by   Olena Palii, et al.

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We derive and analyze a symmetric interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin scheme for the approximation of the second-order form of the radiative transfer equation in slab geometry. Using appropriate trace lemmas, the analysis can be carried out as for more standard elliptic problems. Supporting examples show the accuracy and stability of the method also numerically. For discretization, we employ quadtree-like grids, which allow for local refinement in phase-space, and we show exemplary that adaptive methods can efficiently approximate discontinuous solutions.