Approximating the $M_2$ method by the extended quadrature method of moments for radiative transfer in slab geometry

Graham W.  Alldredge; Ruo  Li; Weiming  Li

doi:10.3934/krm.2016.9.237

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2016, Volume 9, Issue 2: 237-249. Doi: 10.3934/krm.2016.9.237

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Approximating the $M_2$ method by the extended quadrature method of moments for radiative transfer in slab geometry

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Department of Mathematics RWTH Aachen University, Aachen
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CAPT, LMAM & School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing
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School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing

Received: January 2015

Revised: October 2015

Published: June 2016

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We consider the simplest member of the hierarchy of the extended quadrature method of moments (EQMOM), which gives equations for the zeroth-, first-, and second-order moments of the energy density of photons in the radiative transfer equations in slab geometry. First we show that the equations are well-defined for all moment vectors consistent with a nonnegative underlying distribution, and that the reconstruction is explicit and therefore computationally inexpensive. Second, we show that the resulting moment equations are hyperbolic. These two properties make this moment method quite similar to the attractive but far more expensive $M_2$ method. We confirm through numerical solutions to several benchmark problems that the methods give qualitatively similar results.

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Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 78M05; Secondary: 82C70.

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