A second-order Grad-Shafranov solver with accurate derivative computation
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Abstract
We present progress on a fast Grad-Shafranov and Poisson solver that uses the finite element method with linear elements to find equilibria of the electro-magnetic potentials inside tokamaks. The code converges with second-order errors, and we introduce a module which can take derivatives of the potential at no increase in error. Thus, this code can be much faster than most higher-order finite element solvers, while still retaining a sufficiently small error margin in the physically relevant quantities.
Authors
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Iraj Eshghi
NYU
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Lee Ricketson
Courant Institute / NYU
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Antoine Cerfon
Courant Institute / NYU, Courant Institute NYU