# Asymptotic preserving schemes for the Wigner-Poisson-BGK equations in the diffusion limit

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Abstract : This work focusses on the numerical simulation of the Wigner-Poisson-BGK equation in the diffusion asymptotics. Our strategy is based on a ''micro-macro" decomposition, which leads to a system of equations that couple the macroscopic evolution (diffusion) to a microscopic kinetic contribution for the fluctuations. A semi-implicit discretization provides a numerical scheme which is stable with respect to the small parameter $\varepsilon$ (mean free path) and which possesses the following properties: (i) it enjoys the asymptotic preserving property in the diffusive limit; (ii) it recovers a standard discretization of the Wigner-Poisson equation in the collisionless regime. Numerical experiments confirm the good behaviour of the numerical scheme in both regimes. The case of a spatially dependent $\varepsilon(x)$ is also investigated.
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Nicolas Crouseilles, Manfredi Giovanni. Asymptotic preserving schemes for the Wigner-Poisson-BGK equations in the diffusion limit. Computer Physics Communications, Elsevier, 2014, 185 (2), pp.448-458. ⟨10.1016/j.cpc.2013.06.002⟩. ⟨hal-00748134⟩

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