caa a22 4500 378866893 CHVBK 20180305123400.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20030901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1515/156939603322728978 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.1515/156939603322728978 Monte Carlo Simulation of Boltzmann Equation in Space Plasma at High Latitudes [Elektronische Daten] [Imad A. Barghouthi, Naji A. Qatanani, Fathi M. Allan] The Monte Carlo method was shown to be a very powerful technique in solving the Boltzmann equation by particle simulation. Its simple concept, straightforward algorithm, and its adaptability to include new features (such as, gravity, electric field, geomagnetic field, and different collision models) make it useful tool in space plasma physics, and a powerful test of results obtained with other mathematical methods. We have used Monte Carlo method to solve Boltzmann equation, which describes the motion of a minor ion in a background of ions under the effect of external forces and Coulomb collisions with background ions. We have computed the minor ion velocity distribution function, drift velocity, density, temperatures and heat fluxes. As an application, Monte Carlo simulation method has been adapted to determine the O + velocity distribution function, O + density, O + drift velocity, O + temperatures, and O + heat fluxes for Coulomb Milne problem. Copyright 2003, Walter de Gruyter Monte Carlo simulation nationallicence Boltzmann equation nationallicence Milne problem nationallicence Coulomb collision nationallicence Space Plasma nationallicence Barghouthi Imad A. Department of Physics, P.O.Box 20002, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine. aut Qatanani Naji A. Department of Mathematics, P.O.Box 20002, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine. aut Allan Fathi M. Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 77 Mass. Ave. Cambridge MA 02139. aut Monte Carlo Methods and Applications Walter de Gruyter 9/3(2003-09-01), 201-217 0929-9629 9:3<201 2003 9 mcma https://doi.org/10.1515/156939603322728978 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1515/156939603322728978 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barghouthi Imad A. Department of Physics, P.O.Box 20002, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Qatanani Naji A. Department of Mathematics, P.O.Box 20002, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Allan Fathi M. Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 77 Mass. Ave. Cambridge MA 02139 aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Monte Carlo Methods and Applications Walter de Gruyter 9/3(2003-09-01), 201-217 0929-9629 9:3<201 2003 9 mcma CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter