Physics – Mathematical Physics
Scientific paper
2008-06-28
Kinet. Relat. Models, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2011, pp. 717-733
Physics
Mathematical Physics
15 pages; version 4: sections removed, major reformulations
Scientific paper
Moment methods are classical approaches that approximate the mesoscopic radiative transfer equation by a system of macroscopic moment equations. An expansion in the angular variables transforms the original equation into a system of infinitely many moments. The truncation of this infinite system is the moment closure problem. Many types of closures have been presented in the literature. In this note, we demonstrate that optimal prediction, an approach originally developed to approximate the mean solution of systems of nonlinear ordinary differential equations, can be used to derive moment closures. To that end, the formalism is generalized to systems of partial differential equations. Using Gaussian measures, existing linear closures can be re-derived, such as $P_N$, diffusion, and diffusion correction closures. This provides a new perspective on several approximations done in the process and gives rise to ideas for modifications to existing closures.
Frank Martin
Seibold Benjamin
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