Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: We present new Monte Carlo algorithms for extracting mutual capacitances for a system of conductors embedded in inhomogeneous isotropic dielectrics. We represent capacitances as functionals of the solution of the external Dirichlet problem for the Laplace equation. Unbiased and low-biased estimators for the capacitances are constructed on the trajectories of the Random Walk on Spheres or the Random Walk on Hemispheres. The calculation results show that the accuracy of these new algorithms does not exceed the statistical error of estimators, which is easily determined in the course of calculations. The algorithms are based on mean value formulas for harmonic functions in different domains and do not involve a transition to a difference problem. Hence, they do not need a lot of storage space.
Source: Mathematics
DOI: 10.3390/math9222922
Authors: Andrei Kuznetsov, Alexander Sipin
Institution: Vologda State University
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,728
Funder: Russian Science Foundation
Award: G3841625775
OpenAlex ID: W3211998081
