MAPS: The MFEM Anisotropic Plasma Solver
Simulating magnetically confined fusion plasmas presents a uniquely challenging problem due to the nonlinear anisotropic heat conduction. We introduce the MAPS (MFEM Anisotropic Plasma Solver) tool, which uses a high-order finite element method to compute transport solutions on unstructured meshes. We show results for a set of three 2-D verification tests, two of which demonstrate the expected convergence properties for various mesh resolutions and polynomial degrees. We then discuss the convergence rate for the third test.
Authors
- Cory D. Hauck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5559-502X)
- Olena Burkovska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6310-1130)
- Rhea Barnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1752-7979)
- Jeremy D. Lore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9192-465X)
- Mark Stowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5389-7435)
- Christina Migliore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9812-0093)
- Ben Dudson
Institutions
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EPJ Web of Conferences
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202634601025
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Battelle
- UT-Battelle
- Fusion Energy Sciences