Computer simulation of physical processes
US7558714B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Simulating a physical process includes storing, in a computer-accessible memory, state vectors for voxels, where the state vectors correspond to a model and include entries that correspond to particular momentum states of possible momentum states at a voxel. Interaction operations are performed on the state vectors. The interaction operations model interactions between elements of different momentum states according to the model. Move operations performed on the state vectors reflect movement of elements to new voxels according to the model. The model is adapted to simulate a high-Knudsen number flow that has a Knudsen number greater than 0.1.
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