Spectral-volumes-method

Introduction

This repository includes my MSc thesis work on the Spectral Volumes method - first proposed by Dr. Z.J.Wang - applied to an Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) environment. The code is part of a benchmark Matlab reduction used for testing the actual code, which is part of the Los Alamos Plasma Simulations (LAPS) project, property of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, US.

Components

• The folder SV-1D contains the 1-dimensional Matlab reduction of the Spectral Volumes method applied to Euler's non-viscous equations. Initial conditions and further parameters are available in the comments.
• The folder SV-2D contains the 2-dimensional Matlab reduction of the Spectral Volumes method applied to Euler's non-viscous equations. Initial conditions and further parameters are available in the comments. The script automatically produces and runs a movie file with the simulation performed. Both environment simulates the center of an ICF target, starting from the moment where a peak of density and temperature is produced at the center of the target due to high-intensity laser interaction.
• The thesis folder contains the Tex files and pictures of my actual thesis work.