{"title":"Construction of Normal Discrete Velocity Models of the Boltzmann Equation","authors":"Mirela Vinerean, Åsa Windfäll, A. Bobylev","doi":"10.1393/NCC/I2010-10563-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1393/NCC/I2010-10563-7","url":null,"abstract":"Discretization methods have been developed on the idea of replacing the original Boltzmann equation (BE) by a finite set of nonlinear hyperbolic PDEs corresponding to the densities linked to a suitable finite set of velocities. One open problem related to the discrete BE is the construction of normal (fulfilling only physical conservation laws) discrete velocity models (DVMs). In many papers on DVMs, authors postulate from the beginning that a finite velocity space with such properties is given and after that study the discrete BE. Our aim is not to study the equations for DVMs, but to discuss all possible choices of finite sets of velocities satisfying this type of restrictions. Using our previous results, i.e. the general algorithm for the construction of normal discrete kinetic models (DKMs), we develop and implement an algorithm for the particular case of DVMs of the BE and give a complete classification for models with small number n of velocities (n ≤ 10).","PeriodicalId":81495,"journal":{"name":"Il Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C","volume":"33 1","pages":"257-264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66580489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solution of the one velocity 2D and 3D source and criticality problems by the Boundary Element – Response Matrix (BERM) method in the A2-SP3","authors":"V. Giusti, B. Montagnini, G. Coppa, S. Dulla","doi":"10.1393/NCC/I2010-10576-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1393/NCC/I2010-10576-2","url":null,"abstract":"The paper illustrates some applications of a variant of the simplified spherical harmonics (SPN) method, called AN, in order to solve 2D and 3D source and criticality problems. The AN equations (here considered only for N = 2, which corresponds to the SP3 approximation) are solved by means of a Boundary Element-Response Matrix technique.","PeriodicalId":81495,"journal":{"name":"Il Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C","volume":"33 1","pages":"95-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66580501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding cosmic rays and searching for dark matter with PAMELA","authors":"R. Sparvoli","doi":"10.1393/NCC/I2011-10694-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1393/NCC/I2011-10694-3","url":null,"abstract":"The instrument PAMELA, in orbit since June 15th, 2006 on board of the Russian satellite Resurs DK1, is delivering to ground 16 Gigabytes of data every day. The apparatus is designed to study charged particles in the cosmic radiation, with a particular focus on antimatter and signals of dark matter annihilation. A combination of a magnetic spectrometer and different detectors allows antiparticles to be reliably identified from a large background of other charged particles. After 4 years of operation in flight, PAMELA is now delivering coherent results about spectra and chemical composition of the charged cosmic radiation, allowing scenarios of production and propagation of cosmic rays to be fully established and understood.","PeriodicalId":81495,"journal":{"name":"Il Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66580920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesca Collu, E. Spiga, Amita Kumar, Eric Hajjar, A. Vargiu, M. Ceccarelli, P. Ruggerone
{"title":"Drug design: Insights from atomistic simulations","authors":"Francesca Collu, E. Spiga, Amita Kumar, Eric Hajjar, A. Vargiu, M. Ceccarelli, P. Ruggerone","doi":"10.1393/NCC/I2009-10365-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1393/NCC/I2009-10365-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81495,"journal":{"name":"Il Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C","volume":"32 1","pages":"67-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66580552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Milanesi, A. Calabria, D. Pasquale, Matteo Gnocchi, A. Orro, G. Trombetti
{"title":"A HPC and Grid enabling framework for genetic linkage analysis of SNPs","authors":"L. Milanesi, A. Calabria, D. Pasquale, Matteo Gnocchi, A. Orro, G. Trombetti","doi":"10.1393/NCC/I2009-10414-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1393/NCC/I2009-10414-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81495,"journal":{"name":"Il Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66580786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"YSO jets: MHD simulations with radiative cooling","authors":"O. Tesileanu, A. Mignone, S. Massaglia","doi":"10.1393/NCC/I2009-10397-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1393/NCC/I2009-10397-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81495,"journal":{"name":"Il Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66580647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The PROMETEO Code: A flexible tool for Free Electron Laser study","authors":"G. Dattoli, P. Ottaviani, S. Pagnutti","doi":"10.1393/NCC/I2009-10419-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1393/NCC/I2009-10419-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81495,"journal":{"name":"Il Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66580796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HPC, grid and data infrastructures for astrophysics: An integrated view","authors":"F. Pasian","doi":"10.1393/NCC/I2009-10372-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1393/NCC/I2009-10372-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81495,"journal":{"name":"Il Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66580577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computational challenges about nanostructures and biosystems at surfaces","authors":"R. Felice, S. Corni, E. Molinari","doi":"10.1393/NCC/I2009-10370-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1393/NCC/I2009-10370-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81495,"journal":{"name":"Il Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C","volume":"032 1","pages":"57-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66580568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}